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Vicent J. Martínez

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Catedràtic d'Astronomia i Astrofísica Universitat de València

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Dec 2

Our book: “The Reinvention of Science. Slaying the Dragons of Dogma and Ignorance” has been published by @worldscientific and has just arrived. Table of contents, preface, first chapter, cover, backcover and a few short reviews can be found in doi.org/10.1142/q0394

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · 3d

Nos vemos este miércoles, 8 de octubre, en Córdoba. Hablaremos de "La Reinvención de la Ciencia. De la extinción de los dinosaurios a la materia oscura en el universo". A las 19:30h en el Rectorado de la Universidad de Córdoba 🧪🔭⚛️ @cordobaciencia.bsky.social @cienciasuco.bsky.social

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · 9d

Leaving Vilnius after a fruitful week of work at the Astronomical Observatory in Moletai and at the University's Physics Department where I gave a talk to a large and interested audience: "What killed the dinosaurs? and other science stories that you were wrongly told”. Many thanks to ACEBaltic🧪🔭⚛️

Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · 16d

Next Thursday, September 25, 15:00h, at Vilnius University, Lithuania: “What killed the dinosaurs? And other science stories you were wrongly told”.🧪🔭⚛️🦕🌋☄️

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · 17d

Today, September 22nd, is the autumnal equinox. A good day to try this problem from the book "Fundamental Astronomy" by Karttunen et al. (Springer).
Are the sentences underlined in red and in blue correct? Hint: The sequence happens in Havana, let's say on September 22nd. Repost and try it!🧪⚛️🔭

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · 23d

The mathgenealogy.org allows us to reconstruct our academic genealogy: I was a student of B. Jones, who in turn was a student of M. Rees, who in turn was a student of D. Sciama... and so, in 40 steps, we arrive at Nasir al-Din al-Tusi. Many of us are descendants of Persian and Byzantine scholars!🧪⚛️🔭

Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · 24d

Challenging the popular conception that asteroid impacts caused the extinction of dinosaurs, "The Last Extinction" is Gerta Keller’s reflection on one of the nastiest controversies in the modern history of the earth sciences. Reviewed by Isaac Randel 🧪🔭⚛️🦕🌋☄️ www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-...

Review of The Last Extinction

The Last Extinction: Challenging the popular conception that asteroid impacts caused the extinction of dinosaurs, "The Last Extinction" is Gerta Keller’s reflection on one of the nastiest controversie...

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Lissa Warren @lissawarren.bsky.social · 28d

“With a remarkable eye for dramatic detail…the book makes a persuasive case…An authoritative look at one of the most misunderstood cataclysms in the planet’s history.” Foreword magazine on Gerta Keller's THE LAST EXTINCTION. Full review here: bit.ly/46xrZzu @diversionbooks.bsky.social

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Sep 8

Princeton paleontologist Gerta Keller's book, "The Last Extinction", is being published tomorrow, September 9th. "The Reinvention of Science" already addressed the debate on the extinction of the dinosaurs: a bolid impact (Alvarez) or extreme volcanism in India (Keller) 🧪⚛️🔭🦕@lissawarren.bsky.social

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Sep 6

Yes, you are right. In the Preface of the book we talk🧪 about science and truth: "Our “true” is just the ideas (theories,
hypotheses, models and scenarios) that agree most
closely with the results of observations and experiments" at a given moment. 🧪⚛️🔭

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Sep 6

Engaging article by Dr. Sara Giordano in @theconversation.com. The book “The Reinvention of Science” by Jones, Martinez & Trimble contains an extensive history of how science evolved through controversy, suppression, and the desire to mantain the status quo. 🧪🔭⚛️ theconversation.com/scientific-o...

Scientific objectivity is a myth – cultural values and beliefs always influence science and the people who do it

Cultural ideas are inextricably entwined with the people who do science, the questions they ask, the assumptions they hold and the conclusions they land on.

theconversation.com

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Aug 30

Review in Amazon by the cosmologist Jaan Einasto, on “The Reinvention of Science. Slaying the Dragons of Dogma an Ignorance”. “An excellent and well written book on history of wide range of natural sciences, both historical and modern. written by best expert” 🧪 🔭⚛️ en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaan_Ei...

Jaan Einasto - Wikipedia

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Aug 20

New Moon Discovered Orbiting Uranus Using NASA’s Webb Telescope science.nasa.gov/blogs/webb/2... 🧪🔭⚛️

New Moon Discovered Orbiting Uranus Using NASA’s Webb Telescope - NASA Science

Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a team led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has identified a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus,

science.nasa.gov

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Manuela Casasoli @manuelacasasoli.bsky.social · Aug 15

The morning in the "Picos de Europa" National Park.

Spain - 2025

🥾 #hiking #nature #mountains #sunrise #landscapes

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Aug 17

Claro que te entendemos. ¡Qué maravilla de cuadro (Los cazadores en la nieve de Pieter Brueghel el Viejo) y de libro (#Loscielosretratados)

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José Miguel Viñas @divulgameteo.bsky.social · Aug 17

Altísimas concentraciones de monóxido de carbono (CO) generado por los pavorosos incendios del noroeste peninsular. Los confinamientos en localidades afectadas por el humo de los incendios están justificados.
(Captura del monitor de mapas de @MeteoredES).

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Aug 17

Does the Universe expand faster than the speed of light? by @startswithabang.bsky.social. I talked about this question in the small book: “Abriendo las puertas del cielo” (in Spanish) in a couple of pages ending with a wonderful quote from Cecilia Payne.🧪🔭⚛️📚 bigthink.com/starts-with-...

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Aug 15

The International Space Station (ISS) passing in front of the Moon this morning (August 15, 2025) photographed by Alicia Lozano and Vicent Peris from the Aras de los Olmos Observatory (Seestar S50 + Canon EosR) and the ISS and the Moon photographed from the space shuttle Atlantis in 2011 (NASA) 🧪🔭⚛️🌖

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Francis Villatoro @emulenews.bsky.social · Aug 15

El origen astrofísico de la señal Wow! francis.naukas.com/2025/08/15/e...

El origen astrofísico de la señal Wow! - La Ciencia de la Mula Francis

Hoy, 15 de agosto, es el 48 aniversario de la señal Wow! que observó el radiotelescopio Big Ear del Observatorio de la Universidad Estatal de Ohio (OSURO) en 1977 en […]

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Aug 15

Pope’s poem made us think that science had advanced by postulating entities that were later seen not to exist, included phlogiston to account for fire, luminiferous ether for propagation of radiation, homunculus for heredity…🧪🔭⚛️🗃️📚You can watch a 2,5 minutes book trailer at: youtu.be/VAp_IpY-jSQ?...

Book Trailer: "The Reinvention of Science. Slaying the Dragons of Dogma and Ignorance"

YouTube video by Conec Magazine

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Aug 14

Review on “The Reinvention of Science: Slaying the Dragons of Dogma and Ignorance” by @jipereziglesias.bsky.social #historyofscience ‘The subtitle refers the legend HC SVNT DRACONES’ 🧪🔭⚛️🗃️https://mappingignorance.org/2024/04/09/the-reinvention-of-science-slaying-the-dragons-of-dogma-and-ignorance/

Slaying the Dragons of Dogma and Ignorance

'Slaying the Dragons of Dogma and Ignorance' refers to the legend that appears in the Globe of Hunt-Lenox 'here be dragons'

mappingignorance.org

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Aug 13

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Aug 13

This is a fantastic new @chanda.bsky.social. I hope to read it soon. Your description is very promising. A poem by Alexander Pope, introduced to me by my co-author Virginia Trimble, led us to write "The Reinvention of Science." By the way, I'm just finishing your first book. #womeninstem 🧪⚛️🔭

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Aug 13

@rauchway.bsky.social I would like to be on the “What’s History” list.

Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Aug 13

Here is the article header with a dialogue made up of two Shakespeare quotes about the stars used as an epigraph.

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Aug 12

OTD in 1919 Margaret Burbidge was born. She was the first author of a 1957 article titled "Synthesis of Elements in Stars" that explains the production of elements present in the Earth and the stars. Shakespeare quotes. Photo (1971) from Wikipedia Michael Webb - Hulton Archive. #womeninstem 🧪⚛️🔭

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