would the world be like without astronomy? Many people would agree that the world would be put to a halt without it. Astronomy is one of the oldest forms of Physical Science‚ with its roots dating back as far as thousands‚ even millions of years ago. Astronomy contributed a lot to every civilization; it assisted people throughout history‚ it made up religion to most‚ while it also helped people determine when the correct time to begin planting. The beginning of Astronomy didn’t exactly begin with a telescope
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9.7 Option – Astrophysics 1. Our understanding of celestial objects depends upon observations made from Earth or from space near the Earth 1) Discuss Galileo’s use of the telescope to identify features of the Moon. The Tuscan physicist‚ mathematician and philosopher Galileo Galilei constructed one of the earliest telescopes which he pointed towards the heavens. Galileo observed the moons of Jupiter‚ the phases of Venus and the rough features of the moon. This new evidence conflicted with the
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Observable phenomena related to the moon: - phases of the moon: depending on the Moon�s position relative to the Sun‚ we see different parts of the illuminated Moon. - the month:� Moon changes through a complete cycle of phases in about 29.5 days - eclipses To understand these phenomena‚ we have to change our perspective and think about the Moon�s orbit. Some properties of the Moon: Radius 356‚000 km 407‚000 km 15% change from max to
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wealthy Torun Frombork. Copernicus was one of four children having two sisters and one brother. In school‚ Nicolaus studied astronomy‚ but he focused on law and medicine. While he was studying law at a high level‚ he became very interested in astronomy. From then on he studied different theories in astronomy and even thought of a new idea himself. He had figured out his love‚ in life. (His only love‚ in fact‚ because he never got married.) For years‚ Copernicus studied a astronomic model called geocentricity
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Elan Footerman Dr. Frank SS155 4/9/13 Mayan Astronomy One of the monumental aspects of the Mayan Civilization was their interest in astronomy and the calendar. The Mayans made predictions in starwatching that are nearly as accurate as our calculations today. They were one of the first civilizations to show major advances in the study of the stars. It is likely that the reason the Mayans wanted to study the stars and other celestial bodies was so that they would be able to predict weather
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An adventure into Astronomy Late at night I like to go into my backyard with a telescope and look at the stars that far away in the night sky. The view of thousands of stars feeds me with wonder and amazement about both the stars origins‚ and what treasures they may hold floating around them. All life needs a host star to form around‚ and all life comes from the ashes of these once glorious masses of gas. Astronomy offers us a great view of the universe around us‚ you can join me and others‚
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the Truth of its ET and UFO History Theories and stories everyone heard of at point in their lives aren’t conspiracies anymore. The fact that there is ‘other life’ out there; aliens‚ UFO’s‚ are subjects that all humans should be aware of. We are only exposed to the thirteen planets in the solar system along with the names. The idea that life exists outside of planet earth is still debatable and a subject of high controversy. The untold truth about folklore‚ thousands of eyewitness accounts‚ alien
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Sebastian Trigonometry and astronomy Trigonometry is used everywhere in our lives‚ since the beginning of development in our civilisations‚ people have been researching about the three lengths that have mystified for centuries. Trigonometry can almost be seen everywhere. First of all though we need to know its international definition‚ trigonometry is a study of triangles and its sides and angles‚ the hypotenuse‚ the adjacent side and the opposite side. Trigonometry also has its different functions
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HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY Astronomy is the oldest of the natural sciences‚ dating back to antiquity‚ with its origins in the religious‚ mythological‚ and astrological practices of pre-history: vestiges of these are still found in astrology‚ a discipline long interwoven with public and governmental astronomy‚ and not completely disentangled from it until a few centuries ago in the Western World . In some cultures astronomical data was used for astrological prognostication. Ancient astronomers were able
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Astronomy is a natural science that is the study of celestial objects (such as moons‚ planets‚ stars‚ nebulae‚ and galaxies)‚ the physics‚ chemistry‚ mathematics‚ and evolution of such objects‚ and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth‚ including supernovae explosions‚ gamma ray bursts‚ and cosmic background radiation. A related but distinct subject‚ cosmology‚ is concerned with studying the universe as a whole.[1] Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. Prehistoric cultures
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