The first rocketeer was a Greek named Archytas who lived in the city of Tarentum‚ which is in modern day Italy. Around the year 400 B.C.‚ he flew a pigeon made of wood. It was hung on wires and was propelled by escaping steam. The pigeon used the Newton’s Third Law‚ which was not theorized until the 17th century. About three hundred years after the pigeon‚ another Greek who was called “Hero of Alexandria”‚ created another‚ similar‚ invention that he called an aeolipile. The aeolipile was a rotund
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Ideas about the solar system Our understanding of the solar system has changed over many centuries. Scientists such as Ptolemy‚ Copernicus and Galileo added their ideas to our changing understanding. We observe the universe using a variety of equipment‚ from telescopes to orbiters and landers. Models of the solar system The planets and the Sun orbit the Earth in Ptolemy’s model. Our understanding of the universe has changed over time. Different civilisations have created different models to
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bottom) "What I don ’t understand is... why nobody did this feedback thing before -- it ’s not like relativity‚ you don ’t have to be Einstein" By Hannah (p67 lower part) "No doubt. Einstein -- relativity and sex. Chippendale -- sex and furniture. Galileo -- ’Did the earth move? ’" QUESTIONS TO SELF * What is relativity? Which sense is the one used by Stoppard in Arcadia? * How does Relativity "fit" into the play? If we are talking about Einstein ’s Theory of Relativity‚ then how does that
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Who was Martin Luther & what did he believe about the Roman Catholic church? What did he publish? What did this lead to? What denomination resulted? How did this religious rebellion affect Europe’s government? Describe Europe’s economical and intellectual transformation. Describe the regions in which missionaries spread Christianity. With what did the church of Rome provide western Europe? Describe religion during the 16th & 17th centuries? What did religious controversies lead to? Why did people
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of illness of two girls‚ the people in this society assured that witchcraft was involved and many people were executed as a result. Another example of criminal trials being influenced by surrounding cultural conditions was when the scientist Galileo Galilei was placed on house arrest because his views contradicted from those of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church claimed that the Earth was the center of the earth and‚ according to the church‚ the “Bible naturally took precedence over any reasoning
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move in a circular orbit but in an ellipse. He also discovered that the paces of the planets accelerated when they approached the sun. From this he concluded that the sun might emit a magnetic force that directed the planets in their courses. Galileo Galilei- (1564-1642) An Italian mathematician-physicist. In 1609 he made a telescope with which he discovered mountains on the moon‚ sunspots‚ the satellites of Jupiter‚ and the rings of Saturn. Rene Decartes- (1596-1650) The French philosopher-mathematician
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The scientific Revolution was a significant milestone between the 1540s-1700s in Europe that has had a great impact on global history. This period in history promoted the ideas that an individual can believe and understand everything based on reason. It created developments in fields such as astronomy‚ mathematics‚ medicine and so on. It is believed that the scientific revolution came about due to the works and theories of Nicholas Copernicus(1473-1543). Copernicus’s astronomical views and theories
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Abigail Sullivan Mr. Petze WHAP D 24 December 2014 Chapter 16: Transformations in Europe 15501750 A.D. 1.) Describe what happened during the Protestant Reformation. Include a discussion of Martin Luther. The Protestant Reformation was caused due to a man named Martin Luther not agreeing with Pope Leo’s new technique in the Protestant church. Pope Leo was creating a new technique called “indulgences” that would raise funds for the basilica. “Indulgences” woul
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Many people believe that only science‚ or religion‚ is needed‚ and that the two should be completely separate. Some people believe that religion is needed as it gives them a faith‚ and they believe that they have seen religious beings‚ helping them in life. Many scientists disregard these thoughts as there is no physical evidence to be shown‚ whereas scientific ideas have been tested many times‚ proven with knowledge and experimentation. Although some religious ideas have been proved false using
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Since the beginning of time‚ ideas and core values have invigorated unification and patriotism in humanity. The desire for self-determination and the foundations of liberalism: liberty and equality‚ have galvanized many revolutions. For example‚ in the source‚ Delacroix‚ the artist illustrates the French revolution‚ by presenting a violent scene in which an armed woman with the three coloured flag is guiding an army of men over corpses. The woman symbolizes the Greek goddess‚ Nike and the Statue
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