Central depository of Scientific Theory

Discussion in 'General Science & Technology' started by tostig, Jan 9, 2010.

  1. tostig Registered Senior Member

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    It's been 25years since I graduated from university. If I had to look up some laws of physics or mathematical formulas I would have to go through my old books scattered between my parents home and my own. Alot of the things I refer back are in memory like the Pythagorean theorem or whatever.

    Just wonder if there exists and where it would be, a central depository of the latest accepted scientific theories and findings. All the laws of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Math including thermodynamics (0 to 3rd), Newton's laws of motion, Einstein's laws of Relativity, the laws of Chemistry (partial pressure, Charles Law, Boyles Law) would be officially recorded there.

    And of course, when a new theory is published and accepted, the old one is stricken from the records being replaced by the new one.
     
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  3. Walter L. Wagner Cosmic Truth Seeker Valued Senior Member

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    Wikipedia is pretty good. And google searches turn up most of what's available in a text book.
     
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  5. Scaramouche Registered Member

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    There is a project underway to put all accepted mathematical and scientific formula together on one website, but I forget the name, sorry.
     
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  7. tostig Registered Senior Member

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    I would have thought something along the lines of official International Standards would have been in order.

    You know, the same place that keeps the official Universal Time, or the official length of the metre, or atomic clock, etc.
     
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  9. tostig Registered Senior Member

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    Oops, my bad.

    Thanks.
     
  10. spidergoat pubic diorama Valued Senior Member

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  11. alephnull you can count on me Registered Senior Member

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    There's : http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/

    It's far from being comprehensive, and the math section is a hell of a lot richer than the others, but it's pretty decent.
     
  12. Fraggle Rocker Staff Member

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    Remember the old Handbook of Chemistry and Physics? We all had one just for the logarithm tables.
     

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