中国数学史断代研究的一项新成果：—《明清数学史论文集》简介

本文简介梅荣照主编的《明清数学史论文集》一书，对中国数学史开展断代专题研究，是我国数学史界继承并发展李俨、钱宝琮、严郭杰先生研究成果的宏大计划，持续近三十年，历来为国际科学史界所重视，文集收入论文15篇、附录2篇，其中严敦杰先生遗作7篇，本文对15篇论文逐一作了简介。     

地域的履历——浙江省奉化县忠义乡（下）

(接上期)上面提到的非定居移住民,是指从福建及浙江省南部的台州府等地流入奉化县山区的人,即所谓的“棚民”。在位于忠义乡以西的剡源乡,可以见到如下的记事 。剡源向乏水患,亦无劫案。自嘉庆初,闽、台(福建省与浙江省台州府———引用者)棚民相率来剡〔源乡〕,种靛青、种苞芦,日辟日广。如牛山之濯濯水,无所蓄迨。〔嘉庆〕末年,大雨连旬,山水骤注于溪,溪不能容,遂漂没田畴无算。……比年仙居、黄岩无业贫民偕来工作,寓居山厂,一不得食,抢劫之案,层见叠出。由此来看,自嘉庆初年( 1 8世纪末)以降,福建等地的棚民、浙江南部的贫民流入该地山…     

基于HLA和GIS的作战想定整合与态势演播

HLA是近几年发展起来的一种体系结构标准，介绍了将HLA/RTI和网络GIS的集成研究成果及其用于想定整合与态势演播取得的有益实验结果。     

架起传统与现代的桥梁--建筑历史与理论课程体系教学改革的思考

重新审视建筑历史理论教学的目标、内容、教学方式和手段，通过对国内几座有影响的建筑院校的调研，比较各个院校在这些问题及途径上的异同，分析其利弊，以期促进建筑历史与理论课程体系教学的建设和改革．     

加强中国革命史教学中的国情教育

本文就加强革命史教学中国情教育的战略意义,以及对怎样认识和把握国情,提出了一些想法。在此基础上,探讨了国情教育的基本内容和贯彻方法,来达到解决学生当前深层次认识问题的目的。     

论中美关系中的美国国会因素

由于宪法机制上的含糊性,美国历史上存在对外政策上的“府会”之争。冷战结束以来,国会实现了一种在对外政策上的“复兴”。伴随这一历史背景,国会在美国对华决策机制中所起的作用越来越大。从历史线索整理当代中美关系发展史上国会在不同时期对中美关系的影响,可以概括出美国国会在中美关系中的主要地位作用,进而得出影响美国国会对华政策的关键性原因:国会内部微观因素和外部制约因素。在此基础上,可以预测美国国会对中美关系进一步发挥影响的可能趋势,进而提出中国政府做国会工作的几点对策。     

青海城镇体系发展的历史轨迹与动力

青海城镇体系经历了发韧期、奠基期、转型期3个发展历程.在这一过程中,湟水谷地最先拉开了城镇发展的历史帏幕,随后逐步向西扩展进入青海湖地区.宏观上,从农耕区向农牧交错区渗透,进而向游牧区拓展,反映了社会历史进程和地域开发进程的调控作用,因此城镇分布数量和密度呈现出农耕区—农牧交错区—游牧区逐级递减的趋势.中观上,以河流为脉络,城镇发展或溯源而上伸入高原腹地,或向河谷两岸推进,进入山区,表现为从优势生存空间向劣势生存空间的时空转化,城镇数量与密度呈现出川水地区—浅山地区—脑山地区的递减趋势.微观上,河谷农耕区城镇选址多位于河流阶地上,土地肥沃,取水便利;而牧区城镇的选址却往往与水草丰美的牧场相关,映射出古代城镇对自然条件和自然物质基础的依赖性.总体而言,青海省城镇兴起和发展的动力,主要来自于外部中央行政建制和军事据点的设置,而非城镇内部社会经济自我发展.就单个城镇而言,民族文化、民族宗教与民族贸易的亲合关系和响应力,是城镇成长的主要推进剂.     

Extension of the measuring range of balances

The basic principle of comparing the sample mass with the mass of a reference body in equilibrium gives the equal-armed beam balance a unique accuracy. Main parameters characterising the suitability of the instrument are measuring range, resolution and relative sensitivity (resolution/maximum load). The historical development of the values of these parameters achieved depended strongly on the practical need in those times. Technically unfavourable scales of the oldest Egyptian dynasties (~3000 BC) could resolve mass differences of 1 g and had a relative sensitivity of at least 10^–3. More sophisticated instruments from the 18^th Dynasty (~1567–1320 BC) achieved a relative sensitivity of 10^–4 independent of the size of the instrument. In 350 BC Aristotle clarified the theory of the lever and at about 250 BC Archimedes used the balance for density determinations of solids. The masterpiece of a hydrological balance was Al Chazini’s 'Balance of Wisdom’ built about 1120. Its relative sensitivity was 2⋅10^–5. Real progress took place when scientists like Lavoisier (1743–1794) founded modern chemistry. At the end of the 19^th century metrological balances reached a relative sensitivity of 10^–9 with a maximum load of several kilogrammes. That seems to be the high end of sensitivity of the classical mechanical beam balance with knife edges. Improvements took place by electrodynamic compensation (Emich, Gast). In 1909 Ehrenhaft and Millikan could weigh particles of 10^–15 g by means of electrostatic suspension. In 1957 Sauerbrey invented the oscillating quartz crystal balance. By observing the frequency shift of oscillating carbon nanotubes or of silica nanorods, masses or mass changes in the attogram or zeptogram have been observed recently.     

Memory effects in isothermal crystallization II. Isotactic polypropylene

The effects of temperature and duration of melting on the rate of isothermal crystallization of isotactic polypropylene were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Crystallization rates were found to decrease with increasing melt temperature and melting time. The results were discussed in the framework of the theoretical model of transient isothermal crystallization developed by the present authors [1]. The results suggest gradual destruction of predetermined nuclei with activation energyE _a=89±7 kJ/mole as a main mechanism of the observed effects.This work and Part I of this research [1] have been supported in part by Research Grant Number PB 1291/52/93/04 from State Committee for Scientific Research (KBN), Poland, and by 40% MURST founds, Italy.     

The thermal properties of complex, nanophase-separated macromolecules as revealed by temperature-modulated calorimetry

Linear, flexible macromolecules are long recognized as phase structures limited to micrometer and nanometer dimensions with covalent bonds crossing the interfaces. This special, usually non-equilibrium structure leads to unique properties and a multitude of changes for different thermal and mechanical histories. Analyses that enable the study of these properties are temperature-modulated calorimetry and related techniques which allow the separation of equilibrium and non-equilibrium responses. Research on these topics is reviewed and combined to a model for the nanophases. The new approach to the complex nanophase systems yields a better understanding of the relationship between structure and thermodynamic properties. Special emphasis is placed on the size and surface effects on the glass and melting transitions, the development of rigid-amorphous phases, and the reversible melting within the globally metastable structure.