...and then there is James Aho's argument that the imposition by the Catholic Church of compulsory private confession in 1215 was a crucial factor in the development and spread of double-entry bookkeeping. So, it all comes down to economics<-physics<-bookkeeping<-confession<-[sin?].
On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Les Schaffer <[email protected]>wrote: > On 08/25/2013 11:50 AM, Julio Huato wrote: > > > The first law of thermodynamics is stated as: > > d(E_p + E_k) = 0 > > That is, the *total* quantity of energy in the universe, both potential > and kinetic, is constant. > > > > while ok for classical physics, you might want to hedge your bets a tad on > this one when it comes to general relativity and cosmology. no one has yet > been able to formulate a totally agreeable/proper "book-keeping" procedure > for conservation of *total* energy. there are papers written on this going > back decades, but you won't find it mentioned in the public press. > > Les > > > http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/51736?uid=3739808&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21102580780383 > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > -- Cheers, Tom Walker (Sandwichman)
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