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    Copernicus was a genius who had a great interest in astronomy. It was he who stated that the sin was the hub around which all other planets revolved. In this case Copernicus was a non conformist i.e. he believed in something that was against the religious teachings/implications of the church‚ but his being non conformist was the sole cause of the development of a theory that bought about a great change in the scientific perspective of astronomy. At present a very serious issue has jumped into the

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    Immediately he was recognized for his talents in mathematics and physics. He graduated in the year 1825‚ enrolled himself in University of Vienna to study a higher version of math and astronomy. During that time‚ Doppler gave classes in math and physics to maintain himself. When he graduated from college‚ Doppler became the assistance of a professor‚ where during that time he started to contribute through papers about theories of parallels

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    Aryabhatta Biography Wikipedia.ame While there is a tendency to misspell his name as "Aryabhatta" by analogy with other names having the "bhatta" suffix‚ his name is properly spelled Aryabhata: every astronomical text spells his name thus‚ including Brahmagupta’s references to him "in more than a hundred places by name". Furthermore‚ in most instances "Aryabhatta" does not fit the metre either. Time and place of birth Aryabhata mentions in the Aryabhatiya that it was composed 3‚630 years into

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    processes. BIO- PHYSICS BIO- PHYSICS ECONO-PHYSICS ECONO-PHYSICS GEO-PHYSICS GEO-PHYSICS the physics in the universe‚ including the properties and interactions of celestial bodies in astronomy. the physics in the universe‚ including the properties and interactions of celestial bodies in astronomy. ASTROPHYSICSS ASTROPHYSICSS Relevance of Physics to the world we live in Physics is the one that helps us understand how

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    measures and rules small distances in the everyday household are easy to measure. As distances grow bigger so do the devices and ways in which the distance is to be measured. In math rulers make sense as well as Pythagorean Theorem; so what about astronomy? Astronomers have a totally different format of information of which they are studying. It only makes sense that the astronomers would have a totally different way of which they measure. Two measurements astronomers use are triangulation (also known

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    PHYSICS ASTRONOMY Johann Carl Fredrick Gauss being a mathematician did not stop him by entering to the field of physics. Gauss used his findings to develop the field of physics as it plays a vital role in Science. Gauss’s most important contributions to astronomy was using conic equations to track the dwarf planet Ceres. Gauss located the position of the Dwarf planet Ceres. Gauss showed that its orbit was almost circular‚ like a planet‚ and he calculated how far the object was from the sun. An Italian

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    persuades his readers that through astronomy and space exploration we‚ as humans‚ have continued to be as curious and imaginative as ever. This growing interest for what is outside our planet has taught humans to be innovative and creative when it comes to problem solving. He utilizes the effect of rhetorical questions‚ modes of persuasion‚ and repetition to convince his readers that space exploration is needed

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    Galileo was contributed a lot to us today because he had major discoveries in math‚ astronomy‚ physics and engineering. Even though he had an unideal childhood‚ Galileo went to college at the University of Pisa. He also began teaching at the age of 17. In 1568 he invented the hydrostatic balance. this is used to measure the “specific gravity” of a gemstone. This is something that people use today in gemology. He also gave private math lessons to children in florence and his college. In 1593‚ Galileo

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    ______Denise M Porter________________ Date: ____March 24‚ 2012___ Title of Film: ______Science Revises the Heavens___________________________ Summarize the theme(s) or thesis of the film: The film discusses the different discoveries (mostly in astronomy) which led to the scientific revolution. List important facts or points you observe in the film: · In today’s world: 1. Space exploration 2. Genes are engineered and replicated in labs. 3. Electricity 4. Live television 5. Computers

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    Introduction In earlier times‚ the most reliable way to know of your position in earth was to look up at the stars! They didn’t move (Or so they thought)‚ so that was the best thing to do at the time in their ever changing society! The Chinese Emperor during the Qing Dynasty utilized his astronomers by using their calculations and predictions in his decision making and made the lunar year. They used this calendar for planting crops and when to expect a season change. The Egyptians worshipped

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