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    5th century‚ an ancient mathematician and astrologist‚ Aryabhata‚ contributed in the field of mathematics and astronomical sciences related to earth and also headed the one of the most prestigious university of ancient India besides building the observatory at sun temple and writing his book. Body: Transition: First of all‚ I would like to make you familiar with background of the great Aryabhatta Main Point 1: Aryabhatta was the great Indian mathematician and astronomer‚ who lived during

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    “Equipped with his five senses‚ man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure science”- Edwin Hubble. Edwin Hubble was an extraordinary scientist‚ who helped create a space telescope that contributed to multiple discoveries and grew our understanding of the universe. The Hubble Space Telescope was and is an absolutely critical aspect to astronomy because it helped make many amazing discoveries in science. This space telescope explored places and objects‚ we never knew existed and

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    27 Feb. 2013. . ‘’Nuclear Energy Institute’’ Nuclear Power Plant Security. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. . ‘’Complete Physics for IGCSE’’‚ Stepehen Pople. Nuclear Energy . N.p.: OXFORD‚ n.d. 260-61. Print. ‘’Hong Kong Observatory’’ How Does Radiation Affect Us? Hong Kong Observatory‚ n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. . "The Structure of Matter." Physics Informations and Links: NUCLEAR PHYSICS. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2013. . ‘’ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation’’‚ The Effects of Radiation on Humans. n.d. Web. 04

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    Origin and Development of Sports Psychology   Abstract From the initial essays written by Pierre de Coubertin on development of sport psychology in 1913 that spawned from his early study of the English Education System where he began to create his philosophy of the significance of character building through sport (Kornspan‚ 2007) to the father of sports psychology‚ Coleman Griffith’s attempt to build a scientific training program with the Chicago Cubs professional baseball team in 1938

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    A brewed cup of coffee has between 80 and 135 mg of caffeine. If you drink two cups of coffee a day you are consuming more than what is medically recommended. In large doses caffeine can cause cardiac problems and respiratory distress. I found this to be very interesting. I do drink a lot of coffee and have never thought that issues I was dealing with were being caused by the caffeine I was drinking. When I stopped drinking coffee in the large quantities I found life improved. I drink coffee to socialize

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    There is no Hope of Doing Perfect Research (Griffiths‚ 1998‚ p97). In 1998‚ the statement that there is no hope of doing perfect research (Griffiths 97) has encountered a series of arguments over the years. Before going into details on the subject‚ there is the need to understand the phrase. There are three key terms in the phrase: hope‚ perfect‚ research. According to oxford dictionary‚ “hope” is a feeling of anticipation and wish that something happens; “perfect” means having all the required

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    Introduction The openness of an economy is determined by the economy’s trade with external economies‚ both import and export‚ over its own GDP. The formula is as follows: Openness of Economy = (Import + Export)/GDP of Economy The openness of Canada and Mexico is charted in the graph below: As seen from the graph‚ Canada experienced a steady growth in openness from 1985 to 2000. However‚ since 2001‚ it has continued to decline over the next few years. Mexico‚ on the other hand‚ only experienced a

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    In the past decades‚ scientist always wonders what is beyond earth‚ or as what they call it‚ the universe. As a result‚ had impacted parts of earth that’s been burned down by meteors. Hundreds innocents life were dead because of it. Therefore‚ in 1608‚ as the glassmaking and lens grinding skills was improved‚ Hans Lippershey tried to accuse on a device using three-times magnification. He uses a concave eyepiece coordinate with a convex objective lens. Lots of stories say that he got the idea from

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    read this story at home. B. ______________________________________________________________________ 8. Write a summary of the story’s plot in a paragraph. In 2500‚ Grandfather Griffiths pressed the switch‚ there was electricity on Pen-y-Craig farm for the first time. One Autumn evening of the same year‚ Griffith´s family heard a noise‚ they went to the street and they noticed that a spacecraft departed from London‚ it would be the first expedition to the moon but it had crashed and an astronaut

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    to which Hubble promised to study law. (Information‚ 5) Hubble’s heart was not present in law‚ and after teaching in a high school for a year‚ he decided to go back and earn a Ph.D. in astronomy. Hubble was offered a position at the Mount Wilson Observatory but declined and went off to war.

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