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    Chapter 6 Newton’s Second Law of Motion-Force and Acceleration The Big Idea: An object accelerates when a net force acts on it. 6.1 Force Causes Acceleration • Unbalanced forces acting on an object cause the object to accelerate. • The combination of foces acting on an object is net force; acceleration depends in net force. • Doubling the force on an object doubles its acceleration. • An object’s acceleration is directly proportional to the net force acting on

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    Galileo Galilei - a teacher of mathematics The Methuen Student Edition of Life of Galileo was written by Bertolt Brecht. This version was first published in 1968 by Methuen London Ltd. It portrays Galileo and how he has used his power of determination and resolution to prove his findings; which later contributed to the greater good of mankind in scientific ways. This is depicted in three different scenes and events. In it‚ Galileo is stripped of pride and dignity‚ even risking his life for his work

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    Isaac Newton once said‚ “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” Newton’s quote explains how the scientists of the past are the Scientific Giants of today. Einstein‚ Galileo‚ and Newton all defied the odds of their time periods to discover amazing things. Today people use simple things that all were major developments of some scientists’ time. In Galileo’s era‚ people had no concepts of the solar system but now anyone can look up live pictures of space with the touch

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    Ivy Tan 12/11/15 AP Euro Blk 4 Galileo Trials Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was a believer of Copernicus’s heliocentric theory. His discovery of the telescope (1609) allowed him to confirm the theory and his own beliefs. Galileo was first criticized by Friar Lorini. The Friar said that Copernicus’s theory violated the scripture. Galileo responded with the Letter to Castelli‚ hoping it will give back some hope and trust in science. However‚ it did the opposite‚ and Lorini‚ sent a copy of the letter

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    While both Galileo and Descartes advocate a more mathematical natural philosophy‚ what they advocate greatly differ from one another. Overall‚ Galileo tries to relate objects in terms of proportions and uses more Archimedean principles like Archimedes’ work on floating bodies and his simple machines. Because of this‚ Galileo’s natural philosophy is mechanical. It is clear that Galileo strives to make natural philosophy a discipline of mathematics. He tries to make mathematics a more respectable science

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    Galileo Galilei is one of the most well known and popular scientist beside Albert Einstein. At the very basis of what he did‚ Galileo changed how people looked at the world around them especially the solar system. Eventually the church held a trial against Galileo on the act of heresy and attack on the Aristotelian idea of the universe as the church and many others believed that the earth was at the center of the solar system not the sun. He also had many inventions which helped future scientists

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    As a result of his education and his ingenuity‚ Galileo was able to burgeon in several academic fields. To start off with‚ Galileo initiated his education early‚ attending a Jesuit monastery at age eleven‚ followed with a medical perusal at the University of Pisa. However‚ he soon abandoned his studies and developed the law of the pendulum at age 20. His institution was further demonstrated through the resolution of the Dante’s Inferno debate. As a result of these academic achievements‚ he was rewarded

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    Galileo as a Part of Ngugi Wa Thiong’s essay “Freedom of the Artist” Ramanjot Kaur Medicine Hat College ENG252 Dr. Navneet Kumar December 1‚ 2017 “Art for art’s sake view sets the artist free‚ and enables them to be more creative in art‚ it helps their piece of art being purified from the restricted doctrines of ordinary life. Ngugi Wa Thiong’o was one of the important follower of “Art for art’s sake” view. Ngugi in his essay aspires to make artists conscious about their important

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    the wing. The air moves faster over the top of a wing. It moves slower underneath the wing. The slow air pushes up from below while the faster air pushes down from the top. This forces the wing to lift up into the air. Laws of Motion Sir Isaac Newton proposed three laws of motion in 1665. These Laws of Motion help to explain how a planes flies. 1. If an object is not moving‚ it will not start moving by itself. If an object is moving‚ it will not stop or change direction unless something pushes

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    Did you know that Galileo was the first person to discover Jupiter’s moons? Galileo Galilei is known for many things‚ most of them regarding space‚ including being the first person to use a telescope to look at space‚ and he helped support Heliocentrism‚ the idea the earth orbited the sun‚ and also disproved Aristotle’s theory that heavier objects fall faster. Here are some things Galileo Galilei did to help influence science. Galileo is most known for creating the first telescope‚ but that is not

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