FORMULA: MA The acceleration of the body is directly proportional to the mass 3. LAW OF GRAVITATIONAL PULL CHAPTER 8 Astronomical instruments - are used for the purpose of study‚ observation‚ or measurement of celestial objects in the science of astronomy. Gnomon/ Sundial- a pointed vertical column of known height erected on a horizontal plane - used primarily to show time‚ - used to yield a variety of fundamental data Armillary Sphere- a solar instrument‚ consisted of two bronze concentric rings
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Ptolemy was termed a great man in his time as he could answer questions through the stars. He had a strong belief in science‚ mathematics‚ and astronomy as he believed they could answer any question you could possibly ask for. He told the people of Greece his findings on the stars and his theory. Some of his theories explained that the Earth is the center of the universe and he told of his lunar theory. He had numerous evidence to back up his theories so they seemed realistic. Ptolemy amazed the
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experiments to Aristotle’s pronouncements‚ that two objects of different weight dropped from the same height fall down at exactly the same rate. -Copernicus published his findings in 1543‚ the same years as his death‚ in a text entitled (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres). -Heliocentric theory was proposed by Aristarchus of Samos‚ Ptolemy created the Geocentric theory -Occams Razor: discard the more complex theory and choose the simpler one -should two theories of unequal complexity
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Western Civilization Section D 29 November 2013 Copernicus and the Scientific Revolution The Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth century is known for its cosmological discoveries and its introduction to a new way of investigating nature. This revolution challenged the medieval perspective and influenced great minds such as Galileo‚ Francis Bacon‚ and Foucault. Thinkers of the Scientific Revolution rejected utter reliance on authorities‚ such as the Church‚ and strived for knowledge
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World History February 27 Human Body and World View The scientific revolution was the actualization of modern science during the early modern period‚ when progresses in mathematics and astronomy transformed views of society and nature. For example humans as Newton gives new ideas that contributed to the scientific revolution‚ like “The replacement of the Earth as center of the universe by heliocentric theory.” Moreover Isaac Newton explained the
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Astronomy: The discovery of Uranus What was the motivation that led to the discovery? The motivation that led to this discovery was simply that the Universe was so big. Herschel knew that there had to be more out there than what has already been discovered. He made the effort to study the universe and came across what he thought was a comet‚ but ended up being planet Uranus. What questions were asked? There weren’t as many questions asked as a normal scientific discovery since it is claimed that
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Astrology‚ in early Rome‚ was associated with the lower orders‚ and it was only after influence from the Greeks‚ as well as the emerging political situation in Rome that astrology came to the forefront. Astrologers were viewed as troublemakers in early Rome as it was a time of civil unrest. This attitude resulted from the concern that astrologers stirred up the inferiors who went to them to have their fortunes read‚ and could cause a revolt as was witnessed in the case of Athenio. They were thus
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Military revolution and revolution of military affair The world is continuing to experience changes that are affecting every generation of people in society without regard to race‚ religion‚ age‚ sex‚ political status or geographical location. These changes are certainly important chapters for our history books. For the most part I would say these changes are like evolution which has led to the diversification of all living organisms from a common ancestor‚ known as a scientific development
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People argue that the French Revolution was not as revolutionary as the American Revolution. There may have been many reasons for this; the serial authoritarian regimes‚ the guillotine or the Reign of Terror. This essay will argue how revolutions always fail to change the underlying structures of authority. During the French Revolution the structure of the French society had undergone a momentous transformation but in the end exchanged an authoritarian regime for an authoritarian regime. This idea
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When most people think of Ancient Egypt‚ they usually think about the pyramids or Cleopatra or mummies. However‚ most people don’t know that they were devoted astronomers and greatly contributed to our understanding of astronomy today. The Egyptians relied on astronomy and the many tools they created with it for many things throughout their daily lives‚ including religious purposes and predicting natural events. They created many tools to help them measure and track the movements of the stars and
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