are different from nowadays. One example of these civilizations is the Mayan Culture. There are plenty of aspects of the ancient Mayan culture that Americans today should know; for example‚ they should know about their astronomy‚ their gods‚ their myths‚ and their politics. Astronomy was important for the Mayan Culture because it was the basis of their religious beliefs. According
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by Hipparchus of Nicea an ancient Greek Mathematician and astronomer. Hipparchus was a scientific genius in his Greek era. He gained most of his success through astronomy although he did influence Trigonometry. Hipparchus calculated the main base of trigonometry. He did this by using
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Constellation From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia In modern astronomy‚ a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms (which themselves are generally referred to in non-technical language as "constellations")‚ which are patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth’s night sky. There are 88 standard constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) since 1922. The
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Earth Science is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. It is arguably a special case in planetary science‚ the Earth being the only known life-bearing planet. There are both reductionist and holistic approaches to Earth sciences. The formal discipline of Earth sciences may include the study of the atmosphere‚ hydrosphere‚ oceans and biosphere‚ as well as the solid earth. Typically‚ Earth scientists will use tools from physics‚ chemistry‚ biology‚ chronology and mathematics
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study of mathematics have been around since the beginning of time and the world wouldn’t be able to function without it. The term “mathematics” comes from the Greek word mathema which means study‚ knowledge‚ or learning. Along with philosophy and astronomy‚ the ancient Greeks were well known for their development and contribution as brilliant mathematicians. Despite their widely spread fame as the world’s first greatest mathematicians‚ the Greeks had competitors. My contention is that the Mayans were
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it to be atheistic. Luther’s reaction demonstrated the general feeling from the church in regards to scientific change. Up until Luther’s condemnation‚ the church had no formal cosmological position. “It even used calculations based on Copernican astronomy from Erasmus Reinhold’s Prutenic Tables (1551) to help reform the calendar in 1582” (World
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frequently translated Greek poetry into Latin. One other hobby that just wasn ’t small enough to be called a hobby to most of us was astronomy. He made investigations quietly and alone‚ without any help. He observed from a turret on a protective wall around a cathedral‚ he also looked with his naked eye rather than with a telescope. He was one of the founders of modern astronomy. Copernicus died in 1543 of a cerebral hemorrhage. In 1530 right before Copernicus died he managed to published his work‚ De Revolutionibus
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Astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects like stars‚ comets‚ planets and galaxies. It is derived from Greek words astron and nomos which mean ’star’ and ’law’ respectively. It is related with formation and development of the universe‚ motion of celestial objects‚ evolution‚ physics and chemistry.Since the 20th century‚ the field of astronomy has got divided into two branches: observational and theoretical. Observational astronomy emphasis on acquiring and analyzing the data by using
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walls. People painted animals because that was what they would see in the dark due to the prolonged time of being in darkness in the caves. They didn’t see much sunlight. As time went on‚ mathematical aspects started to rise from observational astronomy. Some cave paintings became known as an understanding of the path the moon takes around the sun. This is known as the ecliptic. The ecliptic lead to the discovery of the zodiac. Stars‚ moons‚ and planets in the Paleolithic culture are not the stars
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Greek word meatria meaning measurement. However it is not native to Greek in origin. The mathematics comes from multiple people over a span of thousands of years and has touched over every major civilization. It is a combination of geometry‚ and astronomy and has many practical applications over history. Trigonometry is a branch of math first created by 2nd century BC by the Greek mathematician Hipparchus. The history of trigonometry and of trigonometric functions sticks to the general lines
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