Philip writes:
The NAS serves to "investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art"
Hi, Philip.
The word "art" in the context of science was once used to mean "technique" or "application" as opposed to such "pure" endeavors as mathematics and theory in general. We still see traces of this usage in phrases such as "a term of art" for specialized vocabulary.
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This message has been edited by Omnivorous, 11-17-2005 10:04 PM
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