MEN BEHIND SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION & DISCOVERIES I- Introduction “He had in fact most of the qualities that make a great scientist: an innate curiosity and perceptiveness regarding natural phenomena‚ insight into the heart of a problem‚ technical ingenuity‚ persistence in seeing a job through and that physical and mental toughness that is essential to the top-class investigator.” - Leonard Colebrook (1883 - 1967) Scientists are known by their discoveries‚ inventories‚ theories discovered
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ideas in the 1960 ’s and 1970 ’s. Many years earlier in 1929 Edwin Hubble‚ an astronomer working at the Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena‚ California‚ measured the distance between galaxies using Cepheids‚ a type of variable star. By observing the light spectrum in these galaxies‚ he discovered that the light was distorted in a way known as “red shift”. This meant that the light rays were longer‚ and appeared redder than expected. When Hubble plotted redshift against distance‚ he found that the redshift
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The Unprecedented Impact of the Telescope The telescope has had a significant impact on everything related to astronomy and it has changed the world forever. There have been thousands of discoveries made using numerous types of telescopes‚ and it has enabled us to do things that would have never been possible without it. The telescope has allowed us to see with our own eyes what has always been outside of our world‚ but there is still much more to be discovered. People have always been intrigued
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A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense‚ a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method.[1] The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science.[2] This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word. Scientists perform research toward a more comprehensive understanding of nature‚ including physical‚ mathematical and social realms. This is distinct from philosophers‚ those who use logic toward
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Cities and suburbs was a sociology class where I have learned issues like suburbanization‚ neighborhoods‚ culture and poverty‚ gentrification‚ deindustrialization‚ segregation‚ downtown redevelopment‚ and housing. Not only did I learned what these terms mean‚ but also how they have affected us every day. Professor Rosenblatt has given my classmates and I a chance to apply our knowledge through a neighborhood project. The town that I picked was called Wheaton. Through my field research‚ I think the
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Does Life Truly Exist on Other Planets? Life is defined‚ by Merriam Webster‚ as “an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism growth‚ reaction to stimuli‚ and reproduction.” Every single person in the world at this moment is alive and is experiencing life. Planet Earth is home to thousands of species of living animals and was home to thousands more that have now become extinct. Humans have only existed a fraction of the time the Earth has. Many animals predate our own existence. Throughout
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Science Assignment - Katherine Megan McArthur Introduction When Space Shuttle Atlantis missionSTS-125 lifted off May 11 for NASA’s final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope‚ a proud Bruin was among the seven crew members. This is her first space flight. Mission Specialist K. Megan McArthur earned her B.S. in aerospace engineering at UCLA in 1993. She went on to obtain a Ph.D. from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. In 2000‚ she joined NASA‚ where she worked
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JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE Lachlan Milligan Part 1: Research of an Optical Instrument or Device The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)‚ named after James Webb who played a pivotal role in the Apollo program‚ is renowned for replacing the Hubble space telescope due its uncontested visibility (HubbleSite‚ 2015)‚ created by modern technology. The JWST cost $8.7 billion US (NASA JWST‚ 2016) and is scheduled to be launched in October 2018 and will offer unparalleled resolution from long-wavelength
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration America’s Spaceport America’s Spaceport John F. Kennedy Space Center “This generation does not intend to founder in the backwash of the coming age of space. We mean to be a part of it . . . we mean to lead it.” President John F. Kennedy Sept. 12‚ 1962 Origins Origins T he John F. Kennedy Space Center -- America’s Spaceport -- is the doorway to space. From its unique facilities‚ humans and machines begin to explore the solar system
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Observational Parameters Santosh Takale B. Tech (Mech. Engg.)‚ Scientific Officer‚ Bhabha Atomic Research Centre‚ Mumbai‚ 09967584554 / santoshatbarc@gmail.com Astronomy Studies • Theoretical • Observational – Field Observation Aspects – Required theoretical Aspects Field Observation Aspects • What we are Looking for ? – – – – – – – – Constellations Nakshtras Sunsigns Planets Notable Stars Meteor Shower Galaxies‚ Dwarf Galaxies Messier Objects‚ Nebulae‚ Star Clusters etc. Field
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