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    Absolutism and Peter the Great Analysis paragraph Peter the Great made a great effort to change Russia and he conquered his ideas and what he wanted to do with his nation. He strengthened the military‚ created a navy‚ and stopped the isolation of Russia. Since Peter was born in the medieval world he was captivated by the modern clothes and army; he was really interested in ships and navy. He built a ship just to communicate with the west (Europe) to exchange technology‚ ideas and other goods

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    The Father of Trigonometry

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    The first trigonometric table was apparently compiled by Hipparchus‚ who is now consequently known as "the father of trigonometry."[3] Sumerian astronomers introduced angle measure‚ using a division of circles into 360 degrees.[4]They and their successors the Babylonians studied the ratios of the sides of similar triangles and discovered some properties of these ratios‚ but did not turn that into a systematic method for finding sides and angles of triangles. The ancient Nubians used a similar methodology

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    Carl Friedrich Gauss

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    circle using only a straight edge and compass. Barely 30 years old‚ already having made landmark discoveries in geometry‚ algebra‚ and number theory Gauss was appointed director of the Observatory at Göttingen. In 1801‚ Gauss turned his attention to astronomy and applied his computational skills to develop a technique for calculating orbital

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    milestone between the 1540s-1700s in Europe that has had a great impact on global history. This period in history promoted the ideas that an individual can believe and understand everything based on reason. It created developments in fields such as astronomy‚ mathematics‚ medicine and so on. It is believed that the scientific revolution came about due to the works and theories of Nicholas Copernicus(1473-1543). Copernicus’s astronomical views and theories was the first great departure from the medieval

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    Newton. They all contributed a little something‚ something to formulate what we know as trigonometry. The places these events took place in different place like Greece and India‚ to Sweden to Germany. Trigonometry was formulated for computations in astronomy. A Greek Astronomer by the name of Hipparchus compiled the trigonometric table which measured the length of the chord subtending the various angles in a circle of a fixed radius r. In other words‚ Hipparchus made the first piece of the puzzle for

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    and sundials. He applied his astronomy and astrology skills to create horoscopes. Of historical importance‚ it is Ptolemy’s Geography‚ which charts the world as people back in his time knew it. Ptolemy was one of the most influential Greek mathematicians of his time. Out of all the mathematicians of his time‚ his work was the most discussed and argued about. Ptolemy gave the name to the Ptolemy’s Planetary theory. The book is mostly devoted to astronomy and astronomy. Ptolemy’s theorem was a powerful

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    Through all the ages there has always been a technique that is used to grab the public’s attention. In modern society billboards and television are most commonly used; however during the Gothic period around the 12th century‚ styles of architecture were pertained and the art of the church was used to educate the public and thus Rose windows were the equivalent to billboards housing information of the time. They told stories through their symbolism and through the analysis of different examples of

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    References: Asimov‚ Isaac (1964). Asimov biographical encyclopedia of science and technology: Doubleday & Co. Publishers Heilbron‚ John L. (2005) Censorship of Astronomy in Italy after Galileo (in McMullin‚ Ernan ed.‚ The Church and Galileo‚ University of Notre Dame Press‚ Notre Dame Kuhn‚ T. (1957) The Copernican Revolution‚ Harvard University Press‚ Cambridge. Margolis‚ H. (2002) It Started With Copernicus: How

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    Mayan empire. As stated in “Maya civilization” (n.d)‚ the Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization which is not only notably well-known for its written language system but also being famous for many achievements in art‚ architecture‚ mathematics and astronomy. Although the Maya civilization lasted for a long period of time from the Pre-classic period to the Post-classic period until now‚ its prosperous time happened during the Classic period which thereafter seen the mystical collapse of Maya empire (

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    was also a famous mathematician at the University of Alexandria. Thus the reason she grew up with a passion in math and astrology. Many historians believe that she even exceeded her father’s knowledge at a relative young age. Her studies included astronomy‚ mathematics‚

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