Elias Sime: Tightrope curated by Tracy L. Adler Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY September 7–December 8, 2019

Lecture 8: Edge Tracking – Walking the Tightrope

In the subcritical transition scenario, there is typically a regime where the linearly stable basic state coexists with the turbulent state. The simplest model of this is a 1D system ẏ = y(12 − y)(y − 1) where the basic state is y = 0, the ‘turbulent’ state is y = 1 and there is an intermediate state y = 12 which separates initial conditions which become turbulent (if y(0) > 12 then y(t) → 1 as...

Introducing Books/ Iranian Art: Collecting Iranian Art Pieces for Victoria and Albert Museum, Mohammad Javad Ahmadinia

Udder Size in Relation to M I L K Secretion. by John W. Gowen and Elmer

Our knowledge of the mammary gland as related to its size and function has been largely based on the observational relationship which exists between udder size and the milk the cow is able to give.1 Briefly considered the data available consist of two measurements, the milk production of the cow in pounds and the relative degree of perfection of the udder in size, shape, and quality as measured...

From the museum: the art of thinking.

From the outset, our challenge is to elevate your ‘‘thinking about thinking’’ and to creatively engage with new thought as it both defined and was derivative of the human mind during key periods of European artistic and scientific development commencing with Renaissance awakenings, through the passions of the Romantic age, Enlightenment’s revelations and the powers of Symbolism, culminating in ...

The Elmer L. Andersen Library: Accomplishing the Impossible

USING THE PLANNING, DESIGN, A N D CONSTRUCTION of the Elmer L. Aiidersen Library as a case study, this article explores the variety of planning and design issues that must be addressed in the building process. The Andersen Library is unique for its site selection and for the successful joining of eight archives and special collection units in a single building. This exploration looks at how the...