A user with 39 edits. Account created on 26 December 2006.
1 February 2022
- 01:09 01:09, 1 February 2022 diff hist −11 Leon Silver No edit summary Tag: Reverted
- 01:06 01:06, 1 February 2022 diff hist 0 Leon Silver No edit summary Tag: Reverted
- 01:06 01:06, 1 February 2022 diff hist +17 Leon Silver No edit summary Tag: Reverted
- 01:05 01:05, 1 February 2022 diff hist +114 Leon Silver Lee Silver died this morning. I have direct information from his widow and Caltech to verify this date. Tag: Reverted
23 January 2022
- 07:59 07:59, 23 January 2022 diff hist −1 m Simon–Glatzel equation →The equation and its variations: Changed "Lindermann" (which is just wrong) to "Lindemann" (which is just right). current
3 April 2019
- 19:13 19:13, 3 April 2019 diff hist +2 m Even and odd atomic nuclei →Odd proton, odd neutron: another grammar fix to sentence about proton/neutron ratio
- 19:12 19:12, 3 April 2019 diff hist +28 m Even and odd atomic nuclei →Odd proton, odd neutron: Fixed logic and grammar of statement about ratio of protons to neutrons
3 September 2017
- 22:54 22:54, 3 September 2017 diff hist +44 N Talk:Buffum's Asimow moved page Talk:Buffum's to Talk:Buffums': Apostrophe usage: Store was variously called Buffums and Buffums', but never Buffum's!
- 22:54 22:54, 3 September 2017 diff hist 0 m Talk:Buffums Asimow moved page Talk:Buffum's to Talk:Buffums': Apostrophe usage: Store was variously called Buffums and Buffums', but never Buffum's!
- 22:54 22:54, 3 September 2017 diff hist +39 N Buffum's Asimow moved page Buffum's to Buffums': Apostrophe usage: Store was variously called Buffums and Buffums', but never Buffum's!
- 22:54 22:54, 3 September 2017 diff hist 0 m Buffums Asimow moved page Buffum's to Buffums': Apostrophe usage: Store was variously called Buffums and Buffums', but never Buffum's!
22 June 2017
- 01:41 01:41, 22 June 2017 diff hist +289 Talk:Frigorific mixture →Fixed some conceptual and nomenclature problems, invoked Phase Rule: new section
- 01:38 01:38, 22 June 2017 diff hist +14 m Frigorific mixture formatted variables
- 01:37 01:37, 22 June 2017 diff hist +1,221 Frigorific mixture I have rewritten the explanation using the Gibbs Phase Rule to explain why temperature is determined by number and identity of phases. I have also clarified that the final state is only independent of the initial condition so long as no phase is consumed.
7 May 2017
- 23:48 23:48, 7 May 2017 diff hist +2 m Tertiary Fixed "Gelasian age" to "Gelasian stage".
8 April 2017
- 07:34 07:34, 8 April 2017 diff hist +10 m Deep-focus earthquake →Discovery: Added cross-reference to Kiyoo Wadati's page in place of simple mention of his last name.
25 March 2017
- 08:39 08:39, 25 March 2017 diff hist 0 m Lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary Fixed spelling of Gutenberg discontinuity, named for Beno Gutenberg, not Gutenburg.
30 August 2016
- 21:00 21:00, 30 August 2016 diff hist +125 m Peter Norton added Caltech board to philanthropy section
15 June 2016
- 03:26 03:26, 15 June 2016 diff hist +44 Gerald J. Wasserburg Wasserburg's death was reported to Caltech on June 13, 2016. This is a preliminary update from living person to deceased person.
23 May 2016
- 17:47 17:47, 23 May 2016 diff hist 0 Second Suite in F for Military Band No edit summary
- 17:44 17:44, 23 May 2016 diff hist +63 m Second Suite in F for Military Band Added pointer to 2006 Fennell edition.
22 December 2015
- 23:06 23:06, 22 December 2015 diff hist +2 Icosahedrite Changed figure caption to icosahedrite. The pattern shown is NOT khatyrkite, CuAl2, a normal crystalline phase.
26 May 2015
- 00:28 00:28, 26 May 2015 diff hist −2 m Tiburcio Vásquez →Final years: Fixed spelling of Clodoveo Chavez first name
- 00:23 00:23, 26 May 2015 diff hist +3 m Tiburcio Vásquez →Final years: Small grammar fix.
2 December 2014
- 16:16 16:16, 2 December 2014 diff hist 0 m Lamproite →Geochemistry: Replaced K2O/Al2O3 > 6.8 with 0.8 ... the 6.8 is derived directly from a typographical error in the textbook of Elrich and Hausel (2002), page 130.
3 May 2014
- 05:27 05:27, 3 May 2014 diff hist −8 Seismic moment Updated to SI units, for consistency with Wikipedia entry on Moment Magnitude Scale, which is based on moment in Newton meters.
4 November 2013
- 21:05 21:05, 4 November 2013 diff hist +11 m Birefringence →Theory: Added "squares of" to the association of diagonal elements of the permittivity tensor and the principal indices of refraction.
- 21:03 21:03, 4 November 2013 diff hist 0 m Birefringence →Theory: Fixed spelling of "principal directions" (as opposed to "principle directions", which is wrong).
- 20:57 20:57, 4 November 2013 diff hist +2,548 Talk:Birefringence →Biaxial materials table -- specific values given for solid solutions are ill-defined: new section
- 19:28 19:28, 4 November 2013 diff hist 0 m Birefringence →Fast and slow rays: Fixed spelling of "principal axes", as opposed to (incorrect) "principle axes".
27 April 2012
- 05:28 05:28, 27 April 2012 diff hist −1 m Josiah Whitney →California Geological Survey: Fixed qquote to quote
28 October 2010
- 19:50 19:50, 28 October 2010 diff hist −5 Talk:Kīlauea →Photo request
- 19:50 19:50, 28 October 2010 diff hist +433 Talk:Kīlauea →Photo request: Explained objection to current lead image.
16 August 2010
- 21:38 21:38, 16 August 2010 diff hist −79 Raymond L. Orbach Deleted broken link to DOE office of science bio page
- 21:37 21:37, 16 August 2010 diff hist +276 Raymond L. Orbach Update grammar to past tense for DOE appointments; add UT Energy Institute affiliation and link
13 June 2010
- 16:25 16:25, 13 June 2010 diff hist +5 Apollo 15 operations on the Lunar surface →Stand-up EVA
- 16:19 16:19, 13 June 2010 diff hist 0 Leon Silver →Early life and education
12 June 2010
- 16:35 16:35, 12 June 2010 diff hist +663 Clair Cameron Patterson Inserted references to Caltech, where Pat spent his whole career and made all his most important discoveries.
A user with 39 edits. Account created on 26 December 2006.
1 February 2022
- 01:09 01:09, 1 February 2022 diff hist −11 Leon Silver No edit summary Tag: Reverted
- 01:06 01:06, 1 February 2022 diff hist 0 Leon Silver No edit summary Tag: Reverted
- 01:06 01:06, 1 February 2022 diff hist +17 Leon Silver No edit summary Tag: Reverted
- 01:05 01:05, 1 February 2022 diff hist +114 Leon Silver Lee Silver died this morning. I have direct information from his widow and Caltech to verify this date. Tag: Reverted
23 January 2022
- 07:59 07:59, 23 January 2022 diff hist −1 m Simon–Glatzel equation →The equation and its variations: Changed "Lindermann" (which is just wrong) to "Lindemann" (which is just right). current
3 April 2019
- 19:13 19:13, 3 April 2019 diff hist +2 m Even and odd atomic nuclei →Odd proton, odd neutron: another grammar fix to sentence about proton/neutron ratio
- 19:12 19:12, 3 April 2019 diff hist +28 m Even and odd atomic nuclei →Odd proton, odd neutron: Fixed logic and grammar of statement about ratio of protons to neutrons
3 September 2017
- 22:54 22:54, 3 September 2017 diff hist +44 N Talk:Buffum's Asimow moved page Talk:Buffum's to Talk:Buffums': Apostrophe usage: Store was variously called Buffums and Buffums', but never Buffum's!
- 22:54 22:54, 3 September 2017 diff hist 0 m Talk:Buffums Asimow moved page Talk:Buffum's to Talk:Buffums': Apostrophe usage: Store was variously called Buffums and Buffums', but never Buffum's!
- 22:54 22:54, 3 September 2017 diff hist +39 N Buffum's Asimow moved page Buffum's to Buffums': Apostrophe usage: Store was variously called Buffums and Buffums', but never Buffum's!
- 22:54 22:54, 3 September 2017 diff hist 0 m Buffums Asimow moved page Buffum's to Buffums': Apostrophe usage: Store was variously called Buffums and Buffums', but never Buffum's!
22 June 2017
- 01:41 01:41, 22 June 2017 diff hist +289 Talk:Frigorific mixture →Fixed some conceptual and nomenclature problems, invoked Phase Rule: new section
- 01:38 01:38, 22 June 2017 diff hist +14 m Frigorific mixture formatted variables
- 01:37 01:37, 22 June 2017 diff hist +1,221 Frigorific mixture I have rewritten the explanation using the Gibbs Phase Rule to explain why temperature is determined by number and identity of phases. I have also clarified that the final state is only independent of the initial condition so long as no phase is consumed.
7 May 2017
- 23:48 23:48, 7 May 2017 diff hist +2 m Tertiary Fixed "Gelasian age" to "Gelasian stage".
8 April 2017
- 07:34 07:34, 8 April 2017 diff hist +10 m Deep-focus earthquake →Discovery: Added cross-reference to Kiyoo Wadati's page in place of simple mention of his last name.
25 March 2017
- 08:39 08:39, 25 March 2017 diff hist 0 m Lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary Fixed spelling of Gutenberg discontinuity, named for Beno Gutenberg, not Gutenburg.
30 August 2016
- 21:00 21:00, 30 August 2016 diff hist +125 m Peter Norton added Caltech board to philanthropy section
15 June 2016
- 03:26 03:26, 15 June 2016 diff hist +44 Gerald J. Wasserburg Wasserburg's death was reported to Caltech on June 13, 2016. This is a preliminary update from living person to deceased person.
23 May 2016
- 17:47 17:47, 23 May 2016 diff hist 0 Second Suite in F for Military Band No edit summary
- 17:44 17:44, 23 May 2016 diff hist +63 m Second Suite in F for Military Band Added pointer to 2006 Fennell edition.
22 December 2015
- 23:06 23:06, 22 December 2015 diff hist +2 Icosahedrite Changed figure caption to icosahedrite. The pattern shown is NOT khatyrkite, CuAl2, a normal crystalline phase.
26 May 2015
- 00:28 00:28, 26 May 2015 diff hist −2 m Tiburcio Vásquez →Final years: Fixed spelling of Clodoveo Chavez first name
- 00:23 00:23, 26 May 2015 diff hist +3 m Tiburcio Vásquez →Final years: Small grammar fix.
2 December 2014
- 16:16 16:16, 2 December 2014 diff hist 0 m Lamproite →Geochemistry: Replaced K2O/Al2O3 > 6.8 with 0.8 ... the 6.8 is derived directly from a typographical error in the textbook of Elrich and Hausel (2002), page 130.
3 May 2014
- 05:27 05:27, 3 May 2014 diff hist −8 Seismic moment Updated to SI units, for consistency with Wikipedia entry on Moment Magnitude Scale, which is based on moment in Newton meters.
4 November 2013
- 21:05 21:05, 4 November 2013 diff hist +11 m Birefringence →Theory: Added "squares of" to the association of diagonal elements of the permittivity tensor and the principal indices of refraction.
- 21:03 21:03, 4 November 2013 diff hist 0 m Birefringence →Theory: Fixed spelling of "principal directions" (as opposed to "principle directions", which is wrong).
- 20:57 20:57, 4 November 2013 diff hist +2,548 Talk:Birefringence →Biaxial materials table -- specific values given for solid solutions are ill-defined: new section
- 19:28 19:28, 4 November 2013 diff hist 0 m Birefringence →Fast and slow rays: Fixed spelling of "principal axes", as opposed to (incorrect) "principle axes".
27 April 2012
- 05:28 05:28, 27 April 2012 diff hist −1 m Josiah Whitney →California Geological Survey: Fixed qquote to quote
28 October 2010
- 19:50 19:50, 28 October 2010 diff hist −5 Talk:Kīlauea →Photo request
- 19:50 19:50, 28 October 2010 diff hist +433 Talk:Kīlauea →Photo request: Explained objection to current lead image.
16 August 2010
- 21:38 21:38, 16 August 2010 diff hist −79 Raymond L. Orbach Deleted broken link to DOE office of science bio page
- 21:37 21:37, 16 August 2010 diff hist +276 Raymond L. Orbach Update grammar to past tense for DOE appointments; add UT Energy Institute affiliation and link
13 June 2010
- 16:25 16:25, 13 June 2010 diff hist +5 Apollo 15 operations on the Lunar surface →Stand-up EVA
- 16:19 16:19, 13 June 2010 diff hist 0 Leon Silver →Early life and education
12 June 2010
- 16:35 16:35, 12 June 2010 diff hist +663 Clair Cameron Patterson Inserted references to Caltech, where Pat spent his whole career and made all his most important discoveries.