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...Physics courses and qualifications. When Ofcom, the UK’s independent telephony regulator, released a wi-fi checker app for your smart phone, they also warned in its press release that your Christmas tree fairy lights could affect the quality of your wi-fi connection. Before the terrible jokes start and we all declare that this is a fit of “Bah Humbug!” from the...

...physics of motion. In 1687, Newton wrote that gravity affects everything in the universe. The same force of gravity that pulled an apple down from a tree kept the Earth in motion around the sun. But Newton never puzzled out the source of gravity. Philosopher David Hume’s 1738 ‘A Treatise of Human Nature’ was a big influence on Einstein’s thinking about space and...

...Physics and Astronomy. They introduce the origin of relativistic cosmology and share the latest ideas about the structure and evolution of the universe. Einstein’s general theory of relativity predicts the existence of black holes and gravitational waves, and the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation allows cosmologists to picture the universe as it looked over 13...

...physical model to show the line of thrust in an arch, and how changes in force affects it's stability. Vaults and Flying Butresses John Trapp discusses the medieval building techniques which took into account the lines of thrust within an arch. The Pinnacles Professor Francis Evans shows why the pinnacles at Ely Cathedral are not just aesthetical, but how they balance out...