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April Demes's avatar

I'm a librarian so my mind immediately goes to the library: In the Dewey Decimal System, the 500 section is all Natural Sciences: observable things about the world. the 600 section is Applied Sciences: technology and how people USE science. eg. A book on astronomy would be in 500 while a book on telescopes or space travel would be in 600. When I explain it to my middle school students, I say, "the 500's are what we can see, the 600's are what we can do."

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Jono Hey's avatar

That’s excellent. Thank you!

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Marc Murison's avatar

I think your first-draft version is the more accurate and meaningful -- by a long shot.

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Jono Hey's avatar

Thanks, Mark. I might update to add that version, too.

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Niall ODonovan's avatar

Excellent!!! Speaks to the engineer in me (LOL). Two prints ordered.

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Jono Hey's avatar

Yes, in retrospect it does perhaps glamourise the engineering over the science =)

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