When Galileo first turned his telescope to the moon, he had no idea that he was about to see something that would cast doubt upon centuries-old beliefs. At the time of Galileo, science was based upon the teachings of Aristotle. According to Aristotle, the Earth was the center of the universe. All heavenly bodies, including the moon, were perfect spheres that moved around the Earth with circular motions or combinations of circular motions, and the Earth was the only source of imperfection in the universe. According to the moon truther, there are two reasons why he describes the moon as a hologram. The first piece of evidence of why he thinks the moon…
Spain is a beautiful country with rugged mountain ranges and soft sand beaches, Gothic cathedrals, mosques, and more. Spain is one of the most visited countries in the world. It is located in South Western Europe, and borders two different seas: the Mediterranean Sea and the Balearic Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean. Most areas of the country enjoy three hundred days of sunshine every year.…
There are many reasons the United States plunged into World War I, but one of the main reasons we did was the sinking of the ship “The Lusitania”. This ship was shot by the Germans with a torpedo and took the lives of over 100 American lives. The now enraged and already anti-German citizens, were only fuelled and cried out for war. The event happened like this.…
On May 1, 1915, the Lusitania, a luxury, British ocean liner set sail out of New York, bound for Liverpool. Captain Turner read the paper earlier that morning appending that the Germans made an admonitory stating that they had submarines in the Atlantic that haven’t given their location. Nobody was worried, as everyone presumed that the Lusitania was the safest, most sturdy ship ever built! Only two people canceled due to the warning. Captain Turner had nothing to be worried about, so he thought. Before seafaring, family and friends were allowed on the ship to say their farewells to the passengers. After beginning the voyage, everyone began to get settled in. First class passengers had tons of suitcases full of heirlooms and expensive items.…
No two journeys are alike, because the knowledge and experiences gained differ for each person.…
“Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring out order in chaos”. This can not happen when the chaos itself is destroying precious works of art. The Rape of Europa, is a documentary during the time of Nazi Germany; describing the atrocities the nazis are committing, from destroying works of art to auctioning to fund their cause. Adolf Hitler, has committed numerous crimes against humanity, but he has also committed a crime that can never be undone. The crime that he is guilty of is, destroying works of art that represents cultures from different areas and time periods. Furthermore, the works of art that were destroyed during this time will never be seen ever again; the Nazis have robbed future generations chance for knowledge of these paintings.…
(Gr. Selene: moon) Discovered by Berzelius in 1817, who found it associated with tellurium (named for the earth).…
France is an independent nation in Western Europe and the center of a large overseas administration. It is the third-largest European nation after Russia and Ukraine.…
The planet Jupiter, some 500 million miles from Earth is a very unique planet. Besides being 1200-1500 (estimates vary) times larger than the Earth, The planet Jupiter is surrounded by a small solar system by itself. The planet Jupiter has some 72 moons orbiting it at present count, and these moons come in all shapes, sizes, and physical variations. Many of these moons have quite interesting characteristics, such as the moon Io, which has volcanic geysers that blast hot material some 300 miles above its surface, and mountains reaching heights as tall as 52,000 feet. But in contrast to Io, the moon Europa is a frozen world. But, without a doubt, the most interesting place in the Jupiter system of moons is the moon Europa: the moon with a massive liquid ocean hidden beneath 7 miles of ice.…
Pluto was discovered in 1930, becoming the 9th planet in the solar system. As telescopes improved, other Sun-orbiting objects were discovered. Some of those were even larger than Pluto. By 2005, it was becoming apparent that many more…
These two moons were discovered on January 10, 1610 by Galileo Galilei. One night when he was star gazing, he looked at Jupiter and saw four little stars around it. These little stars turned out to orbit Jupiter, therefore they are moons. These four moons were: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. These four moons are now known as the four Galilean satellites.…
Imagine living during a time where if you thought something was wrong then you would be gruesomely executed by having your head sliced strait off your head. During the French Revolution there was a time where thousands of people were being executed using the infamous guillotine. This period of time was referred to as The Reign of Terror. During this time a group of extremist were in charge of the country. These extremists were not to be mess with because they ordered over 15,000 people to be executed with the guillotine. The revolutionist would execute anyone who was suspected of speaking against the revolution and the action the extremist were taking. The Reign of Terror started in September 1793 and ended in July 1794. In some ways this was justified by the way the peasants were treated. But at the same time in was very hypocritical of them to do these acts. The Reign of terror had aspects of being justified but of course was not completely right, it was justified because they needed to resolve to violence to get their point across, because they were in desperate times and needed to resolve to drastic measures in order to get what they wanted, and the king needed to be taken down however killing many people went against what they were fighting for.…
Rosa Perez E. Toplansky HUM 238 13 May 2015 “The Rape of Europa Reaction” In the film The Rape of Europa showed a despicable display of hatred between the Jewish communities. During the war in 1939 Europe’s most treasured and valuable artwork were stolen by the Nazis. Some artwork was destroyed, lost and others ended up in a museum.…
February 2013, asteroid 2012 DA14 is plummeting towards Earth. My science class at Crestwood Junior High was chatting about this amazing phenomenon. Most of the class is just counting down the minutes until the bell rings. But I had just started my journey through the unknown, that is still going on today. Wanting to learn all I can about spacecrafts, planets, asteroids, and the many other things around us. From some of the first spacecrafts, all the way to cool technologies that never came to be. Just like the Dyna-Soar spaceplane that was canceled just before building started. This space age style journey has been going on for more than three years. Over just three short space filled years, I have accumulated two telescopes,…
Uranus is 50,724 km in diameter and it is the third largest planet. There are 27 known moons orbiting Uranus, they are named after Shakespearean characters, and also a few characters from Alexander Pope’s novels. The largest moons are Oberon and Titania. Oberon is ancient, has many craters and no signs of activity underneath the surface. There are 13 known rings around Uranus. From closest to farthest away from Uranus, the rings are 1986U2R(Zeta), 6, 5, 4, Alpha, Beta, Eta, Gamma, Delta, Lambda, Epsilon, Nu and Mu. the observers in the Kuiper Airborne Observatory and the Pert Observatory discovered Uranus’s rings on accident in 1977.…