Introductory Lecture Delivered in the University of Edinburgh

THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

Gifford Lectures Delivered in the University of Edinburgh during the Session 1927_zg

3 I. Speculative Philosophy 5 II. The Categoreal Scheme 22 III. Some Derivative Notions 36 Part Il: Discussions and Applications

Introductory lecture: atmospheric chemistry in the Anthropocene.

The term "Anthropocene" was coined by Professor Paul Crutzen in 2000 to describe an unprecedented era in which anthropogenic activities are impacting planet Earth on a global scale. Greatly increased emissions into the atmosphere, reflecting the advent of the Industrial Revolution, have caused significant changes in both the lower and upper atmosphere. Atmospheric reactions of the anthropogenic...

Lecture 1: Introductory Lecture 2 Basic Definitions

We start with the definitions of metric spaces and normed spaces. Definition 1 Let X be a set, and let d : X ×X → R ∪ {0}. The pair (X, d) is a metric space if for all x, y, z ∈ X, 1. d(x, y) = d(y, x) 2. d(x, y) = 0 ⇔ x = y 3. d(x, y) + d(y, z) ≥ d(x, z) (triangle inequality) Definition 2 A normed space is R for some finite k together with an associated mapping a → ‖a‖ from R to R ∪ {0} such t...

Introductory Lecture on the History of Anatomy in India, Delivered at the Opening of Session 1879-80

of lectures to the students of the Calcutta Medical College on the subject of Descriptive and Surgical Anatomy. Before, however, eutering upon the actual business of the course, I propose, by way of introduction, to give you a brief sketch of the history of the study and science of anatomy in India. It is right that you should know in what manner and to what extent the science of anatomy, which...