Greece. By 800 B.C the astrolabe was well developed in the Islamic world and was used for various purposes such as timekeeping‚ survey and determining prayer time. Also‚ it was used as a navigational tool to determine the direction of Mecca. Since astrology has always been an essential part of the early Muslim culture‚ Islamic scholars used the astrolabe to make astrological predictions. It wasn’t until the 11th century‚ when
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Claudius Ptolemy was born C. 100 CE. The size and content of his literary production suggest that he lived until about 170 CE. He was a Greek descent‚ mathematician‚ geographer and Egyptian Astronomer. Nothing much is known about Ptolemy’s life apart from what can be anecdotal from his writings. The Major Astronomical work he did was title the Almagest which was completed about 150 CE and contains reports of Astronomical observations that Ptolemy had made over the preceding quarter of a century.
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Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar was born in Rome on November 16‚ 42 BC. Four years after his birth his mother divorced his father and married Octavian. Tiberius was a descendant of the Claudian family who moved to Rome shortly after the foundation of the city. The Claudians did not respect others who were not of noble ancestry. After Tiberius was four he was raised to be a loyal servant of Augustus. Tiberius is associated with Augustus for 22 years. Augustus had
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of conflict. Galileo Galilei‚ the protagonist of Life of Galileo‚ was put at odds with himself‚ forced to face an internal conflict. He was a university lecture by occupation‚ but was first and foremost a researcher‚ specifically interested in astrology. However‚ Galileo was financially struggling. In order to advance his findings‚ he found himself in a personal predicament; to lie about inventing the telescope to gain 500 scudi. Unashamedly‚ Galileo fabricated that it was his own invention to procure
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The first record of dream interpretation dates all the way back to the Epic of Gilgamesh and his strange dream. This sparked the idea that dreams could be used to forsee the future which continued through ancient societies‚ such as Greece‚ Egypt and China. Each of these cultures had their own way of interpreting dreams and their meanings. Dream interpretation is popular in both the Wizarding and Muggle communities. Wizards‚ however‚ record and analyze dreams for magical properties. There are 3 levels
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Civilizations of the Americas The Mayans‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas were three of the most advanced civilization in the Americas. They each brought major accomplishments to the world during their period of reign and some of these accomplishments are still used to this very day. Each one of these civilizations were influenced by foreign countries including: Europe‚ Asia‚ and parts of the Middle East. Some of these accomplishments included agriculture‚ architecture‚ writing‚ and trade. These accomplishments
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MIRABAI: Meerabai (c. 1498 – c. 1557 AD) (the word ’bai’ in Rajasthani is an informal term commonly used to refer a girl) was a princess Hindu mystical and a devotee of Lord Krishna from Rajasthan. She was one of the most significant figures Sant of the Vaishnava bhakti movement. Some 1‚300 pads (poems) commonly known as bhajans (sacred songs) are attributed to her. These are popular throughout India and have been published in several translations worldwide. In the bhakti tradition‚ they are in
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clairvoyance‚ extrasensory perception‚ telepathy‚ and the like. (RHD‚ p. 1409) pseudo-‚ false‚” “pretended‚” “unreal‚”: in scientific use‚ pseudoscience any of various methods‚ theories‚ or systems‚ as astrology‚ psychokinesis‚ or clairvoyance‚ considered as having no scientific basis. ***** astrology (a pseudoscience) ≠ astronomy (a science)!!! science 1knowledge gained by systematic study. scientific method a method of research in which a problem is identified‚ relevant data are gathered‚ a hypothesis
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contributed to many important astronomical discoveries‚ and astronomy is one of the few sciences where amateurs can still play an active role‚ especially in the discovery and observation of transient phenomena. Astronomy is not to be confused with astrology‚ the belief system which claims that
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science policy and national development I. History and Philosophy of science and technology: A. The Fertile Crescent Teaching religiona and mathemathics B. The Civilization of the Americas Aztecs Incas Maya Mayan Mathemathics and Astrology Impact of meeting the Europeans Buring of the Codex C. Science and industrialization of China The First Emperor‚ Unification of China‚ the Great Wall of China and the book burning and treatment of Scholars. Death of the First Emperor and
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