HONORS Astronomy 100 (MW 11:10-12:35) SPRING 2013 Instructor: Nick Contopoulos (Call me Nick) Office Phone: 714 - 432-5550 Office: Science 164 (Near The Planetarium) Office Hours: MW 5:30-6:00AM (Tech 158/159); MW 12:40-1:10 PM (office) TR 11:10-11:40 AM Appointment Astronomy Club Science 160 TBA (1 hr / week) E-mails: ncontopoulos@.occ.cccd.edu; nickastro05@yahoo.com
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of zero and the numeral system we use in our culture are examples of the Ancient Indian advancements in mathematics. They also deepened the knowledge and accuracy of astronomy. In addition the cotton developments sparked the Indian textile world. One of the major things that the Ancient Indians contributed to the world was astronomy. The Ancient Indians knew that the accuracy of some instruments could be improved by the size. Their theory—the bigger‚ the more accurate. The largest sundials in the
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The Mayans of Mesoamerica The ancient Mayans were a very well developed society with a very accurate calendar‚ skilled architects‚ artisans‚ extensive traders and hunters. They are known to have developed medicine and astronomy as well. All of this was developed while the Europeans were still in the Dark Ages. Their empire covered an area of roughly 400‚000 to 500‚000 square kilometers. This area included the present day countries of Belize‚ Guatemala‚ western Honduras and El Salvador
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Religion The Greeks believed in many gods‚ they believed that all the gods were descendants of Gaia (earth) and Uranos (sky)‚ and they had supernatural powers but human qualities as well‚ for instance‚ they would fall in love‚ get married‚ have children and even participated in war. The greatest buildings the Greeks built were temples in honour of the gods‚ but only priests were allowed inside. Special rituals for their gods were held outside. One of these great temples were the Parthenon‚ built
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learn about other cultures and things that are going on in the world from the perspective of those who wrote the song. Buffalo Soldier by Bob Marley which touches on the influence of blacks and how they shaped a land which was not their home and Astronomy (8th Light) by Black Star which is a song trying to figure out just what a “Black Star” or the collective strength of the black community can do‚ do just that. The song Buffalo Soldier by Bob Marley was from Marley’s final recording session in
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Aztec Empire Before Spanish conquistadors conquered Central and South America the Aztec empire and the Mayan empire were in control. Both empires ruled at different times but both built massive temples to please their gods‚ kings and also used for astronomy. Unlike the Mayans who used more of a political structure‚ the Aztec empire was united as one and led by one person. The Mayan empire consisted of many different city states that only linked through trade‚ political alliances‚ and tribute obligation
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Inside the Solar System: Comet C/2011 N3 PSC 103 - Astronomy Summer 2012 According to an article written in early January Scientific American (Matson‚ 2012)‚ on July 6th‚ for the first time ever‚ a sun-watching spacecraft has traced a comet’s route directly into the sun. The magazine boasts this as the “Solar Swan Song” (Matson‚ 2012) and compares this comet’s demise to dramatic exits in the movie Dr. Strangelove. Discovered by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory‚ otherwise known as SOHO
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find any more planets that are hospitable to life. This shows the type of science the topic of this article falls under is Astronomy‚ the study of the universe and space‚ because the article covers the debated possibility of other planets hosting life like Earth. So since the topic is greatly involved with planets and space‚ the topic easily falls into the category of Astronomy‚ and Planetology‚ the study of planets‚ moons‚ and planetary systems‚ in particular. In addition‚ Demory study of planets
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achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations and support for Copernicanism. Galileo has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy"‚ the "father of modern physics"‚ the "father of science"‚ and "the Father of Modern Science”. His contributions to observational astronomy include the telescopic confirmation of the phases of Venus‚ the discovery of the four largest satellites of Jupiter (named the Galilean moons in his honour)‚ and the observation
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Nicolaus Copernicus By: Jenny For over 1‚000 years‚ everyone thought everything revolved around the earth‚ but Nicolaus Copernicus had a different idea that we base off of still today. He was a doctor and a church amidisteror‚ but still‚ impressively‚ put in time for his favorite thing‚ astrology. Copernicus was born on February 19‚ 1473 in Torun‚ Poland. He was born into a very wealthy merchant family of six. His dad passed away when he was 10. His uncle then took him under his wing promising
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