woman and was a polyglot‚ and read extremely fast. She was a physicist and interpreted and translated theories of Sir Isaac Newton and also replicated many of Newton’s experiments. Margaret Cavendish was an English woman after teaching herself math‚ astronomy and studied the universe. She wrote fourteen books on every subject from natural history to atomic physics. The next woman was a child prodigy and was able to write‚ read and speak seven languages. Maria Agnesi languages were Italian‚ French‚ Latin
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Muslim Scientist & Their Contribution Quote: This thread is related to History of Muslim Scientist and their commendable contribution. It is an important topic of EDS. Members are requested to add their Notes as well. ABU AL-QASIM AL-ZAHRAWI (936-1013 C.E.) Abul Qasim Khalaf ibn al-Abbas al-Zahrawi (known in the west as Abulcasis) was born in 936 C.E. in Zahra in the neighbourhood of Cordova. He became one of the most renowned surgeons of the Muslim era and was physician
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Cited: Holy Bible King James Version. Grand Rapids‚ MI: Zondervan Publishing House. End of the World. 9 Jan 2012 . Talcott‚ Richard. “Earth’s Deadly Future.” Astronomy Vol. 35‚ NO. 7. July 2007: 28-33. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 09 Jan 2012. United Church of God. United Church of God. 1995-2012. United Church of God. 9 January 2012. .
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putting it and keeping it in orbit. incredible advances in Astronomy and science SPACE SUIT - breathe... Premium 3 Page 551 Words Importance of Space Exploration Space exploration is the discovery and exploration of outer space by means of space technology.[1] Physical exploration of space is conducted both by human spaceflights and by robotic spacecraft. While the observation of objects in space‚ known as astronomy‚ predates reliable recorded history‚ it was... Premium
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Pythagoras attended school during his early childhood. Pythagoras left Samos to go to Egypt in 535 BC to study priest in the temples. Very little is known about his early life. He was very educated and was interested in mathematics‚ philosophy‚ astronomy‚ and music. Many say that he was married to a woman named Theano and had a son named Telauges and a daughter named Damo. However many have said that Theano was one of Pythagoras students and that they never married or had children. Many historic
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Research Paper: Why did the Maya disappear? The Maya people developed an advanced civilization that lasted from 300 to 900 CE. They built impressive pyramids‚ created a calendar that is still accurate today‚ and used learned astronomy (Ghose). After just six hundred years‚ the powerful empire that Maya had built up fell apart. The Maya people then abandoned their incredible civilization with no explanation (Hammond). The world was left confused and searched for answers to this mysterious disappearance
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Lewis Thomas’ Ceti (Summary) Ceti‚ is a short essay taken from a book named The Lives of a Cell. It was written by Lewis in 1975. The essay briefly discusses the use of radio astronomy as a means of communicating with extraterrestrial life on other planets and galaxies. He also goes into detail about the various problems with trying to contact intelligent life. This leads to Lewis Thomas’ thesis. If we are ever able to communicate with extraterrestrial life‚ we need to stop and think about what
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Part I: Crash Course Astronomy #42 1. In the video‚ science is compared to a tapestry. Explain what is meant by this comparison. It means when you yank at one thread the whole thing may need to be rewoven but sometimes you must yank the thread like in a tapestry. The comparison of science to tapestry means that scientists may misinterpret things but at the same time may discover new ways to view the universe. 2. Discuss the important contribution Vesto Slipher made to astronomy and the future discoveries
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Galileo Galilei Galileo was born in Pisa (then part of the Duchy of Florence)‚ Italy‚ the first of six children of Vincenzo Galilei‚ a famous lutenist‚ composer‚ and music theorist; and Giulia Ammannati. Galileo became an accomplished lutenist himself and would have learned early from his father a healthy scepticism for established authority‚[15] the value of well-measured or quantified experimentation‚ an appreciation for a periodic or musical measure of time or rhythm‚ as well as the illuminative
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Jemison expressed an interest in science and astronomy. In elementary she was asked what she wanted to be she said she wanted to be a scientist. Her Childhood Throughout her school years her parents supported her even when people thought she could never become a scientist because she was an African American.. In high school Mae Jemison participated in extra-curricular activities like dance‚ art‚ and archeology. She loved reading science fiction and astronomy books. During her time in high school she
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