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    Dates of Indian Astronomy

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    Dates of Indian astronomy Texts -Arun Kumar Upadhyay‚ Cuttack‚ (M) 9437034172 1. Reasons of error (1) Racial superiority war- After colonial rule of Europeans‚ only research in history is to show racial superiority of Greeko-Roman civilization whose successors were these countries-Britain‚ France etc. (2) Biblical date of creation-(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ussher)-James Ussher (sometimes spelled Usher)

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    Lesson Plan in Astronomy I. Objective At the end of the lesson‚ the students are expected to: 1. Identify the different future missions of NASA. 2. Appreciate the exploration of NASA to benefit all mankind. 3. Explain the plans of NASA. II. Subject Matter NASA’s Future Plans About Space Exploration Reference: http://www.nasa.gov/missions/future/index.html Materials: laptop III. Procedure A. Learning Activities Teacher’s Activity“Good Morning Class...”“Let us pray

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    Review for Astronomy 2 Midterm and Final Midterm covers first 70 questions‚ Final covers all 105. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. Chapter 1 is covered by Q1-3; Ch. 2 Q4-18; Ch. 3 Q19-27; Ch. 4 Q28-34; Ch. 5 Q35-45; Ch. 6 Q46-51; Ch. 7 Q52-63; Ch. 8 Q64-70; Ch. 9 Q71-77; Ch. 10 Q78-82; Ch. 11 Q83-91; Ch. 12 Q92-96; Ch. 13 Q97-100; Ch. 14 Q101-105 1) Which of the following has your "address" in the correct order? A) you‚ Earth

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    Astronomy flash cards Term   Which of the following has your "address" in the correct order?A) you‚ Earth‚ solar system‚ Milky Way‚ Local Supercluster‚ Local GroupB) you‚ Earth‚ Local Group‚ Local Supercluster‚ solar system‚ Milky WayC) you‚ Earth‚ solar system‚ Milky Way‚ Local Group‚ Local SuperclusterD) you‚ Earth‚ solar system‚ Local Group‚ Local Supercluster‚ Milky WayE) you‚ Earth‚ solar system‚ Local Group‚ Milky Way‚ Local Supercluster  | | Definition C) you‚ Earth‚ solar system‚ Milky

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    Draco ’s stars are not very bright. The head of the dragon consists of four stars; Beta‚ Gamma‚ Nu and Xi Draconis. Shooting stars that are known as the Dranconids appear to radiate from Draco ’s head. The Cat ’s Eye Nebula CREDIT: NASA the Cat ’s Eye Nebula is also contained within the constellation. The constellation encompasses several faint galaxies‚ including the Draco Dwarf Galaxy‚ one of the least luminous galaxies with a diameter of about 3‚500 light years. Draco is a circumpolar constellation

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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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    Astronomy Study Guide

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    Newton’s Laws of Motion and Gravity Define mass‚ weight‚ force‚ and acceleration. Mass – A measure of the total amount of material in a body‚ defined either by the inertial properties of the body or by its gravitational influence on other bodies. It is proportional to‚ but not the same as‚ its mass Force – A quantitative description of the interaction between two physical bodies‚ such as an object and its environment. Force is proportional to acceleration. Acceleration – A vector quantity that

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    1. What prominent northern hemisphere star was the first to have its spectrum photographed? 2. An interstellar cloud of gas known as an H-II region is mainly composed of what? 3. What celestial object is known as the morning star or the evening star depending on when it is seen in the sky? 4. Which planet of the Solar System is accompanied by two moons named for the Greek gods of fear and terror? 5. On what kind of diagram are stars plotted according to their surface temperature

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    Lab 4: Kepler’s Laws (answer sheet) 1. a: semi-major axis b: semi-minor axis c: focus d: center 2. The distance from the center to a focus is 31 millimeters and the length of the semi-major axis is also in millimeters. The numbers are not even and cannot be simplified any further than what they are since 31 is a prime number. The number is 31/102‚ or 31 divided by 102 which results in 0.303921568627451. 3. Kepler’s first Law is that all planets orbit in an elliptical (egg

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    SCI 224 - Scientific Equations Study Guide Scientific Equations Study Guide Week 1 Gravitational Force Calculate the gravitational force between a 1000 kg object and a 1300 kg object separated by a distance of 5 m. Solution: Circular Speed Calculate the circular speed of an object that orbits the Sun at a distance of 6.7 AU. Solution: The astronomical unit 1 AU = 1.5 × 1011 m The solar mass M = 1.989 × 1030 kg SCI 224 - Scientific Equations Study Guide Week 2 Wien’s Law

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