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    developed the idea of making observations‚ hypothesizing and then experimenting to test the hypothesis. In addition‚ he documented his experiments meticulously so that other scientists could repeat his experiments and verify his results. However‚ Galileo an Italian astronomer‚ physicist‚ engineer‚ philosopher‚ and mathematician who played a major role in the scientific revolution during the Renaissance who nis given the most credit for today Scientific method‚ which follows a series of steps such

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    discoveries in the field of astronomy would not have been possible. Invention of the Telescope: While there has been debate as to who invented the first telescope‚ the first person to apply for a patent for one was Hans Lippershey‚ in 1608 (Cox‚ 2013). Galileo designed his own version of the telescope in 1609‚ and was the first person to use one to look at

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    Camera Obscura is the beginning of the sophistication of today in the world of photography‚ which was invented by a Muslim named Al-Haitam often called Alhazen. Civilization the world has changed a lot through the camera. Because the camera is an important discovery that could change the world. Through the camera shots we all can capture the beautiful moment in the world‚ things important or not important in the world and we have experienced. Not many know to be an inventor Muslim Al-Haitam this

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    Astronomy is Religion Stop‚ look‚ listen‚ and think for a minute about what has been taught about religion. Peter Joseph states "I do not know what God is but I know what he isn’t" (2007). He makes this remarkable statement in the motion picture Zeitgeist. Putting religion under the microscope shows many reasons Christianity is plagiarized from the Egyptian and many other religions. Joseph also states that for the most part religion comes from astronomy and the way the earth‚ sun‚ and stars are aligned

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    .:First experiment:. .Problem: How will the length of a pendulum affect the amount of swings per minute? .Hypothesis: I believe that the length of the pendulum will affect the amount of swings per minute because when the string is shorter in length‚ there would be less friction between the string and the atmosphere‚ causing the string to go faster. .Materials: * String ( should be 70-90 cm long) * Metal washers * Stopwatch * Metric ruler * Stand * Extra washers (You will

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    Johannes Kepler was born December 27‚ 1571. He was a German mathematician‚ astronomer‚ astrologer‚ and a key figure in the seventeenth century. He is best known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion. He believed that God had created the world according to an intelligible plan that through the natural light of reason. Kepler’s first major astronomical work‚ Mysterium Cosmographicum‚ was the first published defense of the Copernican system. On July nineteenth 1595 he had an epiphany. He realized

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    My client Nicolaus Copernicus was very known and a great polymath at his age. He is a priest‚ mathematician‚ astronomer‚ doctor‚ jurist‚ physician‚ classical scholar‚ governor‚ administrator‚ diplomat‚ economist‚ and soldier. Even then he still managed to have astronomy as a hobby. My client is known for one thing and one thing only for his ideas and Hypothesis about the sun and the Earth. I believe that my client should be let free for creating the most important scientific hypothesis in history

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    In Jacob Bronowski’s essay he discusses about the nature of scientific theorems. He uses multiple examples of great scientists who have ground breaking discoveries and huge impacts on humanity. Bronowski says that science looks for “unity hidden likeliness” (par.8) by creativity and imaginary. He uses a famous story of Newton discovering the gravity as an example. He says that we have a misconception of an apple falling on his head and that lead to the discovery of gravity‚ instead‚ he saw an apple

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    ArrayList

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    Name Description Adapter Creates an ArrayList wrapper for a specific IList. Add Adds an object to the end of the ArrayList. AddRange Adds the elements of an ICollection to the end of the ArrayList. BinarySearch(Object) Searches the entire sorted ArrayList for an element using the default comparer and returns the zero-based index of the element. BinarySearch(Object‚ IComparer) Searches the entire sorted ArrayList for an element using the specified comparer and returns the zero-based index

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    Although many historians may argue that the culture of the Renaissance maintained societies in Medieval Europe‚ however the culture of the Renaissance developed societies of Medieval Europe because science became more advanced. According to the pictures of Document B‚ before Copernicus‚ people believed that the Earth was the center of the universe. Then when Copernicus stated that the sun was the center of the universe‚ he got into trouble with the church‚ and everyone thought he was crazy. Today

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