physiological and biological needs. Research studies with psychological approach were rare and often ignored because scientists and researchers did not believe in weather ’s psychological effects on humans. According to the French philosopher Blaise Pascal‚ who strongly denied any correlation between weather and mood‚ " the weather and my mood have little connection. I have my foggy and my fine days within me; my prosperity and my misfortune has nothing to do with the matter" ( n d). Thanks to the
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when pressure is applied to a confined fluid‚ the pressure is transmitted‚ undiminished‚ throughout the fluid. Additionally‚ this pressure acts on all surfaces of the container‚ at right angles to those surfaces. Discovered by French scientist Blaise Pascal in 1653. 5) Force – any factor
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philosopher. He introduced a new discipline namely Sociology ... Read More Bertrand Russell Bertrand Arthur William Russell‚ 3rd Earl Russell‚ OM‚ FRS‚ is one of the finest names in the list of great philosopher‚ logician‚ ... Read More Blaise Pascal Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician‚ physicist‚ inventor‚ writer and Catholic philosopher. He did pioneering works in calculating machines ... Read More Bob Black Bob Black is considered one of
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------------------------------------------------- Learn how it all started and where it has led to in today’s world. Quiz 1. The first accurate mechanical calculator was invented in 1642 by __________. a. Charles Babbage b. Blaise Pascal c. Joseph Marie Jacquard d. Herman Hollerith 2. In 1993‚ the invention of which browser allowed Internet users to view multimedia files? e. Netscape Navigator f. Internet Explorer g. Opera
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and it is not only about the theater or bicycle seat but as well as in fluids. To calculate pressure‚ divide the force by the area over which the force acts. There are three principles of pressure: Pascal’s Principle. -It was discovered by Blaise Pascal‚ a French mathematician‚ scientist‚ and philosopher in the year 1650. It is states that: Pressure exerted on a contained fluid is transmitted undiminished throughout the fluid‚ acting in all directions and perpendicular to the walls of the container
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ability. Pascal was kept at home in order to ensure his not being overworked‚ and with the same object it was directed that his education should be at first confined to the study of languages‚ and should not include any mathematics. This naturally excited the boy’s curiosity‚ and one day‚ being then twelve years old‚ he asked in what geometry consisted. His tutor replied that it was the science of constructing exact figures and of determining the proportions between their different parts. Pascal‚ stimulated
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In The Will to Believe‚ William James claims that “we have the right to believe at our own risk any hypothesis that is live enough to tempt our will.” He explains what a hypothesis and the option between them mean. James furthers his argument with the psychology of human opinion. He explains that the reason for decision is “[n]ot where is comes from but what it leads to…” And lastly‚ James describes the human conflict of knowing the truth and avoiding error. To begin‚ James clearly defines words
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compute with ease for sums greater than 10. Decimal numbering system (Hindu-Arabic influence) uses specific digits representing from 0-9. 1600-1900 Blaise Pascal (French Mathematician) invented an adding machine in 1642. The machine adopted partly the principles of the abacus but did away with the use of the hand to move the beads of counters instead‚ Pascal used wheels. Pascal’s machine was one of the first mechanical calculating machines. Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibnitz (1674) made improvements on
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RS I believe that God doesn’t exist due to the fact that if there is a supposed omni-benevolent God then why is the world is full of so much evil and suffering? Evil and suffering comes in two forms Moral evil and Natural evil. Moral evil is caused by humans using their free will‚ for example‚ crimes such as murder‚ burglary and war. Natural evil is suffering that has not been caused by humans such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ volcanoes‚ cancers and so on and are therefore not caused by humans. These
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A great man by the name of Blaise Pascal once said‚ “Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.” Meaning that if the government is just going to have rules but not enforce them‚ there is no point‚ and if there is punishment with no justness behind it‚ there is going to be a harsh world. A just society requires the death penalty for the taking of a life. With that being said‚ my stand is to legalize the death penalty in attempt to decrease and or prevent heinous crimes
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