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WIST Quotations Has Moved!May 13, 2025

HECUBA:   Then no man on earth is truly free,
   All are slaves of money or necessity.
   Public opinion or fear of prosecution
   forces each one, against his conscience,
   to conform.

ἙΚΆΒΗ:                                        [φεῦ.
   οὐκ ἔστι θνητῶν ὅστις ἔστ’ ἐλεύθερος·
   ἢ χρημάτων γὰρ δοῦλός ἐστιν ἢ τύχης
   ἢ πλῆθος αὐτὸν πόλεος ἢ νόμων γραφαὶ
   εἴργουσι χρῆσθαι μὴ κατὰ γνώμην τρόποις.]

Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Hecuba [Hekabe; Ἑκάβη], l. 864ff (c. 424 BC) [tr. Arrowsmith (1958)]

Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/euripides/6979/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #restraint #wealth #freewill #conformity #constraint #desire #fortune #freedom #inclination #judgment #law #luck #mob #money #popularopinion #resources

💧🌏 Greg Cocks Nov 19, 2024

Magnetic Displacement Experiment Challenges Long-Held Theories On How Migratory Birds Navigate
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https://phys.org/news/2024-11-magnetic-displacement-held-theories-migratory.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.1363 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #migration #magnetism #geomagnetism #inclination #declination #bird #avian #navigation #biology #ecosystems #migratorybirds #breeding #wintering #reedwarblers #research #experimentation #magneticfield

Magnetic displacement experiment challenges long-held theories on how migratory birds navigate

Migratory birds are known for their ability to traverse thousands of kilometers to reach their breeding or wintering grounds. Research by Bangor University found that these birds, in this case, Eurasian reed warblers (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) use only the Earth's magnetic inclination and declination to determine their position and direction.

Phys.org

John Griogair Bell Aug 15, 2024

“having got rid of such false ideas as that a child was the property of its mother, in the same sense as a limb to be controlled and used without consulting its inclination; and on the child’s part, that it need not face reality but run to its mother for comfort in any trouble, the psychological root of quarrelling, pestering, lying and cringing was torn up and thrown on the bonfire of self-apprehension as a sovereign soul.”

https://library.hrmtc.com/2024/08/15/having-got-rid-of-such-false-ideas-as-that-a-child-was-the-property-of-its-mother-in-the-same-sense-as-a-limb-to-be-controlled-and-used-without-consulting-its-inclination-and-on-the-childs-part/

"having got rid of such false ideas as that a child was the property of its mother, in the same sense as a limb to be controlled and used without consulting its inclination; and on the child's part, that it need not face reality but run to its mother for comfort in any trouble, the psychological root of quarrelling, pestering, lying and cringing was torn up and thrown on the bonfire of self-apprehension as a sovereign soul." - The Hermetic Library Blog

I trained the four little by little to treat each other as equals. I destroyed the idea of possession. When a child needed attention, I insisted on a spirit of comradeship almost manly in tone. If a wound had to be dressed there must be no slopping over of sympathy. The child must not whimper […]

The Hermetic Library Blog

JBRoss Apr 3, 2024

"Though the wolf may lose his teeth, he never loses his inclination." — Romanian Proverb — — — #Romanian #Proverb #quote #quotes #wolf #aggressive #habit #trati #character #inclination #danger

Jyoti Mishra Jan 10, 2023

Time for some lubly #StraightEdge #Hardcore from #LouisvilleKY :

#Inclination - #ThoughtsAndPrayers

https://inclinationstraightedge.bandcamp.com/track/thoughts-and-prayers

Thoughts and Prayers, by Inclination

from the album Unaltered Perspective

Inclination

Mikko Tuomi Jan 4, 2023

Constraints for the orbital #inclination and the true mass of long-period single companions.

This work illustrates how #Gaia and #Hipparcos allow for the orbital properties and masses of long-period RV companions to be further constrained.

The first constraints for nearby long-period #planets from Gaia have started getting published.

#astronomy #exoplanets #radialvelocity #astrometry
https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.01263

Updated characterization of long-period single companion by combining radial velocity, relative astrometry, and absolute astrometry

Context. Thanks to more than 20 years of monitoring, the radial velocity (RV) method has detected long-period companions (P > 10yr) around several dozens of stars. Yet, the true nature of these companions remains unclear because of the uncertainty as to the inclination of the companion orbital plane. Aims. We wish to constrain the orbital inclination and the true mass of long-period single companions. Methods. We used a Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) fitting algorithm to combine RV measurements with absolute astrometry and, when available, relative astrometry data. Results. We have lifted the sin(i) indetermination for 7 seven long-period companions. We find true masses in the planetary mass range for the candidate planets detected in the following systems: Epsilon Indi A, HD 13931, HD 115954, and HD 222155. The mass of HD 219077 b is close to the deuterium-burning limit and its nature is uncertain because of the imprecise mass of the host star. Using additional RV measurements, we refine the orbital parameters of HIP 70849 b and find a mass in the planetary range. By combining RV data with absolute and relative astrometry, we significantly improve the characterization of HD 211847 B and properly determine its mass, which appears to be in the low-mass star range. This work illustrates how Gaia and Hipparcos allow for the orbital properties and masses of long-period RV companions to be further constrained.

arXiv.org