observations using his telescope‚ discovers uneven surface of the moon. January 1610: ·Galileo discovers four moons orbiting Jupiter March 1610: ·Publication of Sidereus Nuncius‚ dedicated to the Grand Duke of Tuscany‚ Cosimo II June 1610: ·Galileo leaves Padua to take a new‚ more lucrative position in Tuscany Spring 1611: ·Galileo travels to Rome‚ where he is cordially received by the Jesuit astronomers and Pope Paul V December 1614: ·Father Tommasso Caccini attacks Galileo in sermon in Florence
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1. In physics and chemistry‚ heat is energy transferred from one body to another by thermal interactions. The transfer of energy can occur in a variety of ways‚ among them conduction‚radiation‚ and convection. The SI unit of heat is the joule. Heat can be measured by calorimeter‚ or determined indirectly by calculations based on other quantities‚ relying for instance on the first law of thermodynamics. In calorimeter‚ the concepts of latent heat and of sensible heat are used. Latent heat produces
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Galileo Galilei was born on February 15‚ 1564‚ in Pisa‚ Italy. Galileo was the first of seven children of Vincenzio Galilei‚ a trader and Giula Ammannati‚ an upper-class woman who married below her class. When Galileo was a young boy‚ his father moved the family moved to Florence. Galileo moved into a nearby monastery with the intentions of becoming a monk‚ but he left the monastery when he was 15 because his father disapproved of his son becoming a monk. In November of 1581‚ Vincenzio Galilei
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Renaissance. The speaker (presumably the Duke of Ferrara) is giving the emissary of his prospective new wife (presumably a third or fourth since he Browning could have easily written ’second’ but did not do so) a tour of the artworks in his home. He draws a curtain to reveal a painting of a woman‚ explaining that it is a portrait of his late wife; he invites his guest to sit and look at the painting. As they look at the portrait of the late Duchess‚ the Duke describes her happy‚ cheerful and flirtatious
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pressure. He never published his findings. His work in geometry aided in the eventual development of integral calculus.Torricelli’s chief invention was the mercury barometer‚ which arose from solving a practical problem. Pump makers of the Grand Duke of Tuscany attempted to raise water to a height of 12 meters or more‚ but found that 10 meters was the limit with a suction pump. Torricelli employed mercury‚ fourteen times more dense than water. In 1643 he created a tube approximately one meter long
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served as a volunteer with the Tuscan army. His active interest in political matters may be seen in his earliest literary works as well as in the founding of the satirical newspaper Il Lampione. This newspaper was censored by order of the Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1849 but re-emerged in May 1860. Lorenzini had won fame as early as 1856 with his novel in vapore and had also begun intense activity on other political newspapers such as Il Fanfulla; at the same time he was employed by the Censorship
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Did the legacy of the 1848 revolutions play a major part in the eventual unification of Italy‚ explain your answer? The legacy of the 1848 revolutions undoubtedly played some part in the eventual unification of Italy however the importance of their role is questionable‚ as the revolutions had both a positive and negative effect on unification of Italy. Other factors also contributed to Italy’s eventual unification‚ some‚ perhaps more so than the revolutions‚ these factors included the strength
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erotic painting‚ was painted by‚ Angolo Bronzino somewhere in the mid 1540’s. Its obscure images‚ exaggerated poses‚ and graceful forms are characteristic of the mannerist period. It is said to have been commissioned by Cosimo de Medici the Grand Duke of Tuscany‚ which was then given as a gift to King Francis‚ who was known for his “lusty appetites”. This is a very dynamic and somewhat claustrophobic painting of an immoral‚ and incestuous act between Cupid and his mother Venus. Cupid is fondling his
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Galileo Galilei‚ often referred to as the ‘father of experimental physics’ (18)‚ was of many roles a mathematician‚ philosopher and astronomer. He began his studies at the University of Pisa in 1581‚ attending until 1585 but earning no degree. After proving his talent in mathematics with written papers‚ proofs and the occasional public lecture‚ Galileo secured a teaching profession at the University of Pisa in 1589 and so began his career-long experimental science journey. At the time‚ the Aristotelian
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Before a baby is even born‚ it’s gender and role in society is predetermined. Gender‚ a social construction‚ not only dictates what people “should” wear‚ but also how they “should” speak‚ and the jobs they “should” perform. For example‚ most societies expect men to be leaders‚ strong‚ dominant‚ honorable and ambitious. In contrast‚ women are viewed as nurturing‚ submissive‚ supportive‚ and sensitive. Essentially‚ gender serves as a primary basis for what is deemed acceptable. Furthermore‚ its use
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