Ideas from engineering have helped the understanding of biological organisms for thousands of years. However, the mechanical aspects of biological materials and structures can, if properly interpreted and analysed, le...Ideas from engineering have helped the understanding of biological organisms for thousands of years. However, the mechanical aspects of biological materials and structures can, if properly interpreted and analysed, lead to a deeper understanding of the biology of organisms. Such an approach, although always current in some form, is nevertheless subject to the vagaries of fashion and the availability of analytical techniques. At present we are in a period of upturn. Areas of interest are deployable structures （applications in aerospace）, palaeontology （how little do we need to know in order to create a credible biosphere） and food science （we need a rational approach to the mechanics of food）.展开更多
Although William Wordsworth and Ralph Waldo Emerson lived in the same century, they formed their different con ceptions of nature. This paper tries to summarize their similarities and differences; what's more, it ...Although William Wordsworth and Ralph Waldo Emerson lived in the same century, they formed their different con ceptions of nature. This paper tries to summarize their similarities and differences; what's more, it tries to explore their different reasons through anglicizing their representative works. Through comparison, exploration and researching, the conception of na ture from Wordsworth and Emerson can be defined. The reason for Wordsworth had such views of nature comes from his pas siveness; and to Emerson, from Germany philosophy and bold individualism.展开更多
文摘Ideas from engineering have helped the understanding of biological organisms for thousands of years. However, the mechanical aspects of biological materials and structures can, if properly interpreted and analysed, lead to a deeper understanding of the biology of organisms. Such an approach, although always current in some form, is nevertheless subject to the vagaries of fashion and the availability of analytical techniques. At present we are in a period of upturn. Areas of interest are deployable structures （applications in aerospace）, palaeontology （how little do we need to know in order to create a credible biosphere） and food science （we need a rational approach to the mechanics of food）.
文摘Although William Wordsworth and Ralph Waldo Emerson lived in the same century, they formed their different con ceptions of nature. This paper tries to summarize their similarities and differences; what's more, it tries to explore their different reasons through anglicizing their representative works. Through comparison, exploration and researching, the conception of na ture from Wordsworth and Emerson can be defined. The reason for Wordsworth had such views of nature comes from his pas siveness; and to Emerson, from Germany philosophy and bold individualism.
