Mariah Mitchell was born in 1818. Mitchell grew up in Nantucket Massachusetts‚ she was the third oldest of ten children. Her father was the one who helped her with her interest in astronomy. At an early age Maria’s father “used stellar observations to check the accuracy of chronometers for Nantucket‚ Massachusetts‚ whalers and taught his children to use a sextant and reflecting telescope” (Sarah Zielinski‚ smithsonian.com). Maria got a good education at a “school at which her father was the master”
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A Brief History of Telescopes 1608 AD – Hans Lippershey‚ German-born Dutch lens maker‚ applied for a patent for his refracting telescope (using 2 lenses)‚ he intended them for use in the military. 1609-1610 – Galileo Galilei built his own refractor telescopes to observe the sky‚ and discovered Saturn’s rings‚ Jupiter’s moons‚ and along with many other significant discoveries. 1655 – Christian Huygens‚ a Dutch physicist and astronomer developed powerful lenses for refractor telescopes with his
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Telescopes are considered to be an instrument that makes distant objects to appear closer‚ (Northwestern‚ 2012). These instruments have assisted scientists and astronomers in their studies of the universe. With the use of a telescope the studies have changed and become easier to study. This paper will provide information on how the telescope has changed the views of the universe‚ designs of telescopes‚ ground-based telescopes‚ strengths and weaknesses of the location of the telescope‚ different frequencies
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Noun Pronoun A noun is a person‚ place‚ thing or idea. Person girl boy teacher Place school home store Thing pencil jacket dog Idea courage love boredom Verb A pronoun is used in place of a noun in a sentence. It may take the place of a person‚ place‚ thing or idea. I it you we Adjective she they he me A verb can tell the action someone or something is doing. A verb can also express state of being. Action run jump sit ask think talk
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obstacle to change because the career development is much narrower than others. For instance‚ an astronomer would have no sense about economy and investment‚ and therefore it would be highly unlikely for him to get another job which is irrelated to astronomy. From this point of view‚ it is understandable that long-term research and faith of insistence are in need in highly professional careers. On the other hand‚ it is not uncommon that many people are fascinated by attempting new subjects. They would
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objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation such as visible light. The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th century‚ using glass lenses. They found use in terrestrial applications and astronomy. Telescopes come in all shapes and sizes‚ from a little plastic tube you buy at a toy store for $2‚ to the the Hubble telescope which weighs several tons. Amateur telescopes fit somewhere in between‚ and even though the are not nearly as owerful
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Renaissance as a result of the study of these ancient texts. Existing scientific thinkers and Renaissance men such as: Leonardo da Vinci‚ Nicolaus Copernicus‚ Galileo‚ Tycho Brahe‚ and Johannes Kepler struggled to refine earlier thoughts they had on astronomy as a result of their new reading and understanding. Among Leonardo’s new discoveries was the revelation that projectiles move in one curved trajectory rather than two; additionally‚ metallurgical techniques improved which permitted him to make infamous
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Free Speech on College Campuses Universities are considering adopting speech codes that would put a ban on offensive‚ demeaning‚ and provoking speech. The developments of these speech codes are not necessary. Sheltering students from speech that might offend them is patronizing to say the least. Do college officials really believe the students are too weak to live with the Bill of Rights? The fact of the matter is that speech codes on college campuses are threatening students’ freedom of speech
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Constellation is a term used in astronomy which is said to be defined as a group of celestial bodies in the area of the celestial sphere or‚ to mention specifically‚ stars that create different objects or shapes that leads to the idea that it is where they get their names. As an additional information‚ constellation came from the Late Latin word ’constellatio’ which means "set with stars". Out of all the constellations‚ my favorite constellation is Pegasus. Why I’ve chosen Pegasus? Well‚ the
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Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship. Early Americans enjoyed great freedom of speech compared to citizens of other nations. This strength was achieved through the exercise of the First Amendment right to freedom of expression. The right of free speech is held by all of us. Any attempt to limit that freedom for some‚ including the bigot who expresses prejudiced‚ wrong‚ and hateful opinions‚ risks limiting that freedom for all of us. The U.S. Constitution says that we
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