A Brief History of Telescopes 1608 AD – Hans Lippershey‚ German-born Dutch lens maker‚ applied for a patent for his refracting telescope (using 2 lenses)‚ he intended them for use in the military. 1609-1610 – Galileo Galilei built his own refractor telescopes to observe the sky‚ and discovered Saturn’s rings‚ Jupiter’s moons‚ and along with many other significant discoveries. 1655 – Christian Huygens‚ a Dutch physicist and astronomer developed powerful lenses for refractor telescopes with his
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The Consequences of Constitutional Conspiracies Rise and Fall of the Medici- Spring 2015 Marina Tanimoto Marina.tanimoto1@marist.edu Four significant and devastating conspiracies haunted Italy in the mid 15th century. The chapters ‘Conspiracy’ and ‘April Blood’ in the book April Blood by Lauro Martines cover the murder of Count Girolamo Riario in Forli‚ the murder of Galeazzo Maria Sforza‚ the Duke of Milan‚ the conspiracy of Stefano Porcari‚ and the attempted assassination of Lorenzo de’ Medici
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View’ – Close textual Analysis p.105-107 Throughout the whole of the novel the theme of light and dark is constantly reoccurring and is openly present within this extract: ‘thinking of the old man who had enabled her to see the lights dancing in the Arno’‚ this metaphor gives the reader an insight to how Lucy is desperate for the freedom of her own independence which the lights clearly symbolise. The passage begins with ‘‘The Curtains parted.’’ This gives the reader an impression of a theatrical entrance
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fifteenth century‚ the printing press was developed‚ resulting in the spread of printed word‚ literacy‚ and new ideas. Simultaneously‚ many Italian cities’ trade increased dramatically. Florence‚ the birthplace of the Renaissance‚ was located along the Arno River‚ which made it a popular trading port. Florentine merchants
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Keloid Scar Treatments: Successful keloid treatment has still been an obstacle because the current treatments are far away from guarantying cure of the disease and preventing recurrence. This probably due to the lack of an extensive research to study and evaluate those treatments (Gauglitz et al.‚ 2011). There are a wide range of therapies that have been used in treating keloid and hypertrophic scars. Although most of the therapeutic options that we will cover work for both scars‚ we have to be very
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Chapter One Introduction to Geology "study of the Earth." Geology literally means Physical geology examines the materials and processes of the Earth. Historical geology examines the origin and evolution of our planet through time. • Geology is an evolving science - the theory of plate tectonics was just accepted in the 1960’s. • • . Geology seeks to understand the origin of our planet and our place in the Universe - answers to these questions are also posed outside of the realm
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Big Bang Theory It’s inevitable that with over 6 billion people here on Earth‚ there will be different views upon how our universe was created. Views are mainly fueled by faith or science but the modern view of today’s era is the Big Bang Theory. The theory states that the universe started at one single spot‚ and has been expanding ever since (Big Bang Theory‚ N.P.). Of course it’s crazy‚ and highly difficult‚ for many of us to imagine something so large starting from one tiny spot; so indeed there
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Demographics are an important factor in determining the demand and supply of healthcare works and services that will be needed for a particular region. Certain trends in demographics have to be carefully monitored in order to forecast those changes that may be needed in certain areas based on changes. One change in demographics that can change of the types of services being offered is the age of the population surrounding any healthcare facility or a particular region. The rate at which our population
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Groupe Ariel Sa Case Analysis Groupe Ariel S.A: Parity Conditions and Cross-Border Valuation Abstract This case discusses Cross-Border valuation of projects. This kind of analysis is common for companies that are operating in many countries. Groupe Ariel is one such company that is considering investing in a project in its own subsidiary in Mexico. The company manufactures and sells printers‚ copiers and other document production equipment in many countries. As far as‚ expansion into new markets
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When Hitler came to power in 1933‚ Germany had a well-developed communications infrastructure. Over 4‚700 daily and weekly newspapers were published annually in Germany‚ more newspapers than in any other industrialized nation‚ with a total circulation of 25 million. Although Berlin was the press capital‚ small town presses dominated newspaper circulation (81% of all German newspapers were locally-owned). Eight papers published in larger cities‚ however‚ had established international reputations.
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