Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei (Pisa‚ February 15‚ 1564 Arcetri‚ January 8‚ 1642)‚ was a Tuscan astronomer‚ philosopher‚ and physicist who is closely associated with the scientific revolution. His achievements include improving the telescope‚ a variety of astronomical observations‚ the first law of motion‚ and supporting Copernicanism effectively. He has been referred to as the "father of modern astronomy‚" as the "father of modern physics‚" and as "father of science." His experimental work
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® keep it simple science Copying is permitted according to the Site Licence Conditions only Preliminary Physics Topic 4 THE COSMIC ENGINE What is this topic about? To keep it as simple as possible‚ (K.I.S.S.) this topic involves the study of: 1. THE HISTORY OF OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE 2. HOW THE UNIVERSE BEGAN (THE "BIG BANG" THEORY) 3. LIFE-CYCLES OF THE STARS 4. ENERGY FROM THE SUN‚ & ITS EFFECTS ON US but first‚ let’s revise... The Structure of the Universe The EARTH
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Plants and animals are physis. The highest grade is an object with a soul that accounts for rationality such as humans‚ this is psyche. They even believe there was a cosmic pneuma‚ or world soul. * Stoic cosmology like Plato and Aristotle’s was geocentric. However the Stoics followed the Atomists and would not come to any radical distinction between terrestrial and celestial regions. The Stoic universe was conceived to be both purposeful and deterministic.
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For centuries‚ ancient astronomers supported the geocentric theory‚ the belief that a motionless Earth was the center of the universe and all the other planets and sun were orbiting around it in circular paths. However‚ as studies of the heavens continued‚ this theory grew increasingly unsatisfactory and
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Europe may have had. With this advantage and his many observational instruments‚ he collected much data about the stars and the planets. He concluded‚ like other astronomers‚ that all planets revolve around the sun. BUT to pacify the ardent Christian geocentric theorists‚ Brahe said that while the planets make an orbit around the sun‚ they then make a simultaneous loop around the earth. This way‚ the earth is still special but it was also acceptable to admit what really happens in space. Through the aforementioned
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Section One: Questions # 2 and #3 Question #2 a. Define and explain the term Culture Ans.: Culture is a set of shared values‚ understandings‚ assumptions‚ and goals that are learned from earlier generations‚ imposed by present members of a society‚ and passed on to succeeding generations. Culture is basically the way of life of a people: what they eat‚ the music they listen‚ how they dress‚ their meal times‚ their language and art form‚ and so on. b. Give examples if operational conflicts that
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social factors. ZARA collects information about its customers via staff members‚ by different observations and also directly from the buyers. Since ZARA is a centralized brand it focuses on the global trends‚ though it has decided to move towards geocentric orientation and started to adopt local solutions‚ too. It is also seen that the income factor is one of the biggest determinants as the brand has relatively high prices. However‚ it provides value to customers; still not every social class could
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decisions require the multi domestic company to decentralize decision making from head quarters to subsidiary operations so local executives have the authority to manage their responsibilities. Basically‚ managers in a multi domestic company hold a polycentric point of view that people who are close to the market (philosophically‚ culturally‚ and physically) ought to run the business. Thus‚ for example‚ the managers of a backpack factory in Singapore have the right to decide what sort of backpack they
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of finding Uranus was that it was the first planet discovered since the beginning of recorded history. Up to that point‚ it was only believed that Mercury‚ Venus‚ Mars‚ Jupiter and Saturn were the only planets (Earth withstanding because of the Geocentric beliefs of the time period). How did the discoverer(s) rely on the work of
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world‚ and need to balance the needs‚ wants and desires of all the various groups of employees‚ whilst remaining cost- effective. It should take into account the following. Range of Manpower approaches: Ethnocentric: HQ management dispatched‚ Polycentric: Local management; global; Right Person in right job. The International Dimension: Contextual impact of Globalisation; International effectiveness of Organisations and the global nature of Labour Markets. Cultural Orientations: Nationality is
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