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Focuses on the University of Cambridge's plans to purchase scientific writings of Sir Isaac Newton from the Earl of Macclesfield at an auction in England. Intention of the university to unite the papers with their existing collection of Newton's works; Contribution from the United Kingdom Heritage Lottery Fund toward the purchase.

Highlights the recipients of the Fulker Award for the year 2000 presented at the Behavior Genetics Association Meeting in Cambridge, England. Lon R. Cardon; Goncalo R. Abecasis; Annual Prize.

The text currently known as the Aramaic Levi Document was first discovered in the Cambridge Genizah collection at the very end of the nineteenth century. The Cambridge fragment was soon joined by another fragment from the same tenth-century manuscript in the Oxford Genizah collection at the Bodleian Library, and these fragments were later supplemented by fragments of the same composition found among the Dead Sea Scrolls. The present paper publishes a third fragment of the same Genizah manuscript, this time from the Manchester Genizah collection (fragment no. P 1185, measuring 12.8 x 11.4 cm). The new fragment covers parts of the story of the destruction of Shechem by Jacob's sons after the rape of Dinah, and sheds new light on Aramaic Levi's version of these events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper discusses, first, the kind of Newtonian methodology Malthus had been exposed to at Cambridge; secondly, the views on algebra and the doctrine of proportions he inherited from MacLaurin and the contribution of his colleague Bewick Bewin in devising a special role for this doctrine in the moral sciences; thirdly, Malthus's ideas on language and the reasons for rejection of an artificial language for political economy. Then it discusses his idea of political economy as a moral science and his claims to be Adam Smith's true heir. The conclusion is that Hollander is right when he contends that Malthus's and Ricardo's methods, as contrasted with their methodologies, were just two opposite poles within one spectrum, but also that the Cantabrigian and Scottish tradition provided staple for a design of a moral and political science alternative to the Unitarian and the Benthamite programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Masonry structures may be modelled as an assembly of linearly elastic bodies (individual bricks or stone-blocks) in unilateral frictional contact. Such models generally constitute a formidable computational challenge owing to the need to resolve interactions between individual bodies, such as detection of crack and openings and the resolution of non-linear equations governing the contact. Even for medium size structures, the large number of blocks from which they are assembled renders a full direct simulation of such structures practically impossible. In this paper, an adaptive multi-scale technique for the modelling of large-scale dynamic structures is implemented and applied to the computer simulation of Clare College Bridge, in Cambridge, UK. The adaptive multi-scale approach enables us to carry out simulations at a complexity normally associated with the cost of modelling the entire structure by a simple continuum model whilst incorporating small scale effects, such as openings of gaps and slippage between individual masonry units, using a systematic and locally optimal criterion. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

This paper examines the treatment of ontology offered by critical realism. It addresses much of the material elaborated upon in two editions of this journal. Three main groups of criticisms are made here of the critical realist treatment of open systems. It is argued that critical realism, particularly in the project in economics emanating from Cambridge, UK, tends to define systems in terms of events. This definition is shown to be problematic. The exemplar of a closed system provided by critical realism of the solar system is shown to be flawed in that it is not closed according to the closure conditions identified by critical realism. Second, the negativity of the definitions adopted is problematic for heterodox traditions attempting to build positive programmes. Furthermore, the dualism of the definitions is also inconsistent with Dow's approach, which has ramifications for the coherence of post Keynesianism. Third, the definitions tend to polarize open and closed systems and ignore the degrees of openness evident in reality. The polarization of systems leads to polarized methodology and unsustainable arguments to reject so-called “closed-systems methods.” [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about several papers discussed at a symposium "War and Peace in the Qajar Era" at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, England in 2005 is presented. The International Qajar Studies Association (IQSA) conducted the symposium focusing on the themes of photography. There are 17 papers that discuss during the conference with keynote speeches of Dr. Rudi Matthee and Dr. Homa Katouzian.

The article discusses the highlights of the Islamic Manuscript II: A Conference to Establish the Islamic Manuscript Association" at Emmanuel College in Cambridge University in England from August 7 to 9, 2006. The topics discussed include manuscript preservation and the semantic web, proposals for a conservation training curriculum, and collaborative systems for paper expertise and history. The speakers featured include Sara Sharaf and Ayman Fuad Sayyid of the Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation.

This article reports on the receipt of University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England Professor of Applied Economics David Newbery of the Outstanding Contributions to the Profession of Energy Economics Award in 2002 from the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE). The Award was presented to Newbery at the IAEE Prague Conference in 2003. University of Cambridge has been the locus of his academic career, but he has spent time at other academic institutions, with organizations such as the World Bank, and has served on several commissions. His publication and research record is indeed prodigious, much of it relating to taxation, regulation, transportation, commodity pricing, cost-benefit analysis, resources, and especially of late, electricity. Here he has been spearheading research on electricity markets, dealing with the thorny problems of market liberalization, regulation, restructuring and privatization. His contributed paper on energy tax policy is indicative of his long term interest in this topic, an interest that dates back at least to the mid-1980s.