The study of universe is known as Cosmology. Total universe is commonly defined as the totality of everything that exists including all physical matter and energy‚ the planets‚ stars‚ galaxies and the contents of intergalactic space. Galaxy: A galaxy is a vest system of billions of stars‚ dust and light gases bound by their own gravity. There are 100 billion galaxies in the universe and each galaxy has‚ an average‚ 100 billions stars. (1022 stars) Our galaxy is Milky Way Galaxy (or the Akash Ganga)
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The primary goal of the Royal Observatory was to correct and improve maps and charts in hopes of solving problems in geography‚ chronology and navigation. France’s attempts at national development were stifled by the localization of measurements‚ taxes‚ weights‚ and topographical knowledge. The incongruity of France‘s measurements and knowledge convinced the Acadèmie that
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navigational tools‚ but also as indicators of social‚ political‚ and economic issues taking place. John Smith’s‚ map of New England serves as a prime example of this. The map provides a layout of New England and its surroundings. Areas with different geographies are made clear and important rivers are shown. Politically‚ England’s policy of colonization and power is displayed in the map. An example of this is the image of three ships all bearing English flags‚ sailing towards New England. This represents
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1.0 Introduction The significance of efficient and effective data management system in development planning cannot be overemphasized. The basic tool for planning is data. Most decisions in policy making and development planning are related to an issue at a place or space. That is‚ they are geo-located. Geo-spatial information is information about place and space. There can be no effective development without geo-spatial information (Clarke‚ 2013). He stressed that the three essential requirements
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1.1 Introduction Japan‚ a beautiful and wonderful country made up of more than 6‚800 islands and located in East Asia in the Pacific Ocean which lies off the coast of Russia and to the east of People’s Republic of China‚ North Korea‚ South Korea and Taiwan in the south. The area of Japan is 377‚873kilometersquare which is slightly smaller than the size of California(United States of America). Japans’ main islands are Hokkaido‚ Shikoku‚ Honshu and Kyushu and several thousand more islands which form
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Icelandic Eruption Spews Record-Breaking Amounts of Lava‚ With No Signs of Slowing National Geographic- The article is talking about how a large amount of lava daily is gushing out of the Baroarbunga volcanic system on a plain made of old lava. The lava has spewed out a huge amount: it can bury the size of an NFLfootball field every 5.5 minutes as well as fil 740 empire state building. Luckily‚ no one lives near the growing lava flow but the many scientists that are stationed there‚ complete with
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1. Why is a data warehouse needed in the GeoStor system? Answer: A data warehouse contain pool of data both current and of the past/historical which in turn are used to support decision making by the managers.‚ Without it‚ GeoStor would lack the variety of data it needs to be able to perform different tasks for different functions. 2. List the major benefits of GeoStor to Arkansas and to private-sector users. Answer: GeoStore is used by Arkansas state agencies for different tasks such as
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To Room 19 ‚ Final draft In the short story “To Room Nineteen” by Doris Lessing‚ Susan Rawlings is a woman living what seems like the perfect life with the perfect marriage. However‚ it soon becomes clear that Susan isn’t as happy with her life as one might think upon first glance. Slowly but surely‚ Susan begins to drift away from her home life in attempts to find freedom through solitude. This reaction can be analyzed by taking a closer look at how Susan relates to the places in her life such
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GARBAGE DISPOSAL – THE NEED OF THE HOUR In the magazines like National Geographic or any adventure tourism magazines‚ one sees pictures of Mount Everest in its lonely majestic beauty. Rising high above the clouds one imagines the clear air‚ the pristine white snow‚ and the complete calm and quiet. What these magazines may or may not show their readers are the giant heaps of garbage‚ the destruction of Nepalese forests; the corpses which are strewn across the mountain‚ and the long lines of tourists
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Where exactly is Oklahoma? When geographers speak of location‚ they are using two separate definitions‚ each with its own useful purpose. The first of these is Absolute Location. Absolute location refers to an exact‚ pinpointed location. Absolute locations involve some sort of measurement‚ whether it’s latitude and longitude‚ an address‚ the number of miles from an exact point‚ etc. Pinpointing Oklahoma on a map using absolute location involves locating latitude and longitude lines on the map. Looking
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