2013/05/21 by Aswin Sekhar, Sekhar, Aswin
Physics and Astronomy · #History and Developments in Astronomy #physics.hist-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1305.4821
Article Bordering Philosophy and Physics
arxiv created 2013/05/21 · arxiv updated 2013/05/22
In nature there are various pairs of observed phenomena and observing scientific techniques which are elegantly coupled with each other. A very general and well known example is the fact that the metal we use to build telescopes were once built in stars by nuclear fusion. Hence in a fundamental sense, stars themselves have helped us indirectly in observing them in great detail. In this article I mention a bit more scientifically subtle and an even more interesting example of such a pair which raises interesting thoughts about an old experiment, its beauty and relevance in a very modern tool for astronomy.