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PERIOD: in chemistry, s horizantal row of the periodic table
PERIODIC LAW: the recurrence of chemical properties of the elements when arranged by atomic number
PERIDOIC TABLE: the presentation of the chemical elements and information about them. The elements are arranged by atomic number with elements sharing similar chemical properties located in the same vertical grouping . -also see Mendeleyev
PHILOSOPHY:
"...to take a thing philosophically is to consider it as a whole, not as an isolated phenomenon peculiar to ourselves, but in comparison with the whole of our life and as something which might, and possibly does, happen to others as well as to ourselves. When a man realizes that a great personal calamity is not something peculiar to himself but common to the majority of his fellow-beings, ....it no longer fills the whole of his mind and soul. In popular language we say that he has become more resigned to it and is taking it philosophically. Much of the philosophy of Epictetus? is directed towards inculcating this attitude of mind."
" ...philosophy is concerned with viewing things in their context and with assigning a right value to them in relation to the whole of that context. Plato defined it as a speculation upon all time and all existence."
"We shall expect, then, to find that philosophy is concerned with viewing things in their context and with assigning a right value to them in relation to the whole of that context. Plato defined it as a speculation upon all time and all existence."
quotes from -The Elements of Greek Philosophy. published 1922. R. B. Appleton
PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
PHRENOLOGY "Phrenology (derived from (pgnv, phren, mind, and Aoyo;, logos, discourse) treats of the faculties of the Human Mind, and of the organs by means of which they are manifested ; but it does not enable us to predict actions." -Elements of Astrology George Combe 1788-1858
Phrenology is a science founded on the formation and function of the brain. In certain compartments on the surface of the brain, the organs of the mind, as faculties, sentiments, and pro-pensities, are developed, which the external part of the head diseovers; and in proportion to the number, strength, and development of these organs, so does the phrenologist give his opinion on the intellectual faculties, moral sentiments, and animal propensities of individuals.' -BROUGHTON'S MONTHLY PLANET READER April 1860 issue.
PHYSIOGNOMY. -Physiognomy is a science which teaches us to form ideas of the dispositions and natural propensities of mankind, on beholding the countenanoe, and judging from the lines, curves, profiles, and proportion of the various features of the face, the form of each feature taken separately and collectively, to which we often add the profile of the whole head and body. Physiognomists also assist their judgment in a variety of ways, by observing the manners of individuals on various occasions. their gait, and from the general personal appearance. The countenance is the index of the mind, which can be accurately read by observation, study, and experience." Every person is a physiognomist to a certain degree. - source BROUGHTON'S MONTHLY PLANET READER April 1860 issue.
PLASMA [physics]
A form of matter that is made up of ions, and proton and electron particles. Plasma has been called the fourth state of matter, - solid, liquid, gas,- plasma. It has been said that matter is made of whole atoms, while plasma is of subatomic particles.
It has also been called the first state of matter. According to V.E. Fortov;
"Practically all the visible contents of the cosmos- not just the stars, but even the regions of rarefied interstellar dust containing barely a million particles per cubic metre - are in a plasma state."
Quote below is from Fundamentals of Physics -B N Ivanov Published 1989
"Let us consider some properties of plasma using a completely ionized hydrogen plasma as an example. Such a plasma holds a promise of carrying out a controlled fusion reaction which offers a practically unlimited source of energy for future generations.
POLARITY: the property possessed by certain bodies as in electrified or magnetized bodies by which they arrange themselves in certain directions or tend to given poles. SOURCE New Dictionary of the English Language 1921 Edition
the property of having poles or being polar: the direction of a magnetic or electric field: the state of having two opposite or contradictory tendencies, opinions, or aspects: SOURCE - Dictionary App for Mac
POLARIZATION: the act of polarizing; the state of being polarized. SOURCE New Dictionary of the English Language 1921 Edition
PROTON a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of the atom and carrying a positive charge