has lowest speed C 5. a) e = 0 b) e = 0.25 c) e = 0.40 6. Kepler’s second law is that a line that connects a planet to the sun will cause the planet to travel the same distance in the same time. 7. Kepler’s Third Law relates the years (P) it takes to go around the Sun in an orbit of a given astronomical units (a). The simplified relationship (formula) is: P/a . 8. P would be the same. Even though the second orbit is not a circle‚ due to Kepler’s second law‚
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Why is astronomy beneficial to society? Astronomy benefits society in many ways. Astronomy has helped the medical field greatly. For example‚ blood samples from leukaemia patients can be processed faster because of a collaboration between a drug company and the Cambridge Automatic Plate Measuring Facility. Radio astronomers came up with a way that is currently used as a non-invasive way to detect tumors and as a result there is an extremely accurate detection rate in breast cancer patients. Astronomy
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Questions 1. Georgia Lazenby believes a current liability is a debt that can be expected to be paid in one year. Is Georgia correct? Explain. Is Georgia is correct. The definition of a current liability is A current liability is a debt that can reasonably be expected to be paid: (a) from existing current assets or through the creation of other current liabilities and (2) within one year or the operating cycle‚ whichever is longer. 7. 1. What are long-term liabilities? Give two examples.
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Chapter 2 questions (1) Why is Manulife’s share price ($13.96) less than its embedded value per share ($20.02)? (2) Critically analyze Husky Energy Inc.’s reserve recognition accounting (RRA). Is it relevant? Is it reliable? As a manager‚ do you like to report such information? As an investor‚ do you like oil and gas companies to provide such information? Why do regulators require RRA to be reported as supplementary information? (3) The author states that “under the real-world conditions in which
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Multiple Choice 1. Air may best be described as __________. a. an element b. a compound c. a mixture d. none of these 2. Which one of the following is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere? a. oxygen b. argon c. carbon dioxide d. nitrogen 3. With which
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Tori Deronvil Ms. Patrick English IV Honors 31 August 2012 School of Astronomy founded at Baghdad The Year 813 (DCCCXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Al Mamon founded a school of astronomy in Baghdad and translates Ptolemy’s works. Astronomical knowledge from around the world was collected and translated. ’Abdallah al-Ma ’mun. Born in Baghdad in 786‚ died near Tarsus in 833. The seventh and greatest ’Abbasid caliph (813-833). His mother and wife were Persians
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The debut film of Francois Truffaut‚ The 400 Blows is world-renowned for being the epitome of the French New Wave movement. Following the award for best director at the 1959 Cannes festival‚ Truffaut’s The 400 Blows entered theatres of all nations ranging from its domestic French theatres to the foreign theatres such as in the United States. Domestic (French) reception of the film was quite positive‚ and commented by Jean-Luc Godard declared it to be “most free‚ film of the world” of the time (Godard)
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Ancient civilizations like the Greeks‚ Romans‚ Mayans and Egyptians used astronomy in many different ways. The Egyptians knew that when the star Sirius was ahead of the sun the Nile river would soon flood the land. All the civilizations used astronomy as a tool to tell them when the seasons would change. Greeks and Romans named the planets after their Gods because they believed the sun‚ moon‚ stars‚ and planets were controlled by Gods. Ancient people used tools like an astrolabe to help them make
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Cosmos – an alternative name for the universe Meridian – a half circle extending from your horizon (altitude 0) due south through your zenith to your horizon due north. Zenith – the point directly overhead‚ which has an altitude of 90 degrees. Latitude –The angular north-south distance between Earth’s equator and a location on Earth’s surface. Longitude – The angular east-west distance between the prime meridian (which passes through Greenwich) and a location on Earth’s surface. Speed – The
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Astronomy is Religion Stop‚ look‚ listen‚ and think for a minute about what has been taught about religion. Peter Joseph states "I do not know what God is but I know what he isn’t" (2007). He makes this remarkable statement in the motion picture Zeitgeist. Putting religion under the microscope shows many reasons Christianity is plagiarized from the Egyptian and many other religions. Joseph also states that for the most part religion comes from astronomy and the way the earth‚ sun‚ and stars are aligned
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