Category Archives: Newton

Life in the Universe?

Posted on 29/10/2014 by dougaj4

What the Daily Mail said Brian Cox said: We are alone in the universe: Professor Brian Cox says alien life is all but impossible and humanity is ‘unique’ Presenter makes bold claim during BBC documentary He says the spark of … Continue reading →

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Assorted links

Posted on 26/10/2014 by dougaj4

A collection of useful Excel and science/engineering related links that I have discovered/rediscovered recently: Craig Hatmaker’s Beyond Excel: Everyone knows Microsoft Excel is a powerful data mani-pulation engine, but data lives in databases and only a few Excel experts know … Continue reading →

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More Pointed Arches

Posted on 25/10/2014 by dougaj4

Visiting England’s New Forest region recently reminded me of the old bridge at Fordingbridge: The gothic arches of this bridge bear a striking resemblance to the Admiral’s Bridge at Palermo, featured in the previous post, which made me wonder if … Continue reading →

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An old bridge in Palermo and pointed arches

Posted on 08/10/2014 by dougaj4

The Ponte dell’ Ammiraglio (Admiral’s Bridge) in Palermo, Sicily, built from 1125-1135 (or 1113, according to the Italian Wikipedia), is one of the oldest surviving post-Roman era arch bridges in Europe.  The bridge has been restored and surrounded by a … Continue reading →

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ExcelPython2, Alglib and Spline-Matrix Rel 2.03

Posted on 06/10/2014 by dougaj4

Following a comment here: ExcelPython2, Alglib and Spline-Matrix update I have updated the VBA and Python code, and added a missing Python module to the download zip file.  See the earlier post for details of installation and use, or download the revised files … Continue reading →

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