STS LECTURE NOTES 2nd Sem 2013 to 2014 Note: Topic Outline I. History and Philosophy of science and technology: II.Science and technology in daily life: III. Science and technology‚ in the arts‚ law and social sciences: IV. Science‚ science policy and national development I. History and Philosophy of science and technology: A. The Fertile Crescent Teaching religiona and mathemathics B. The Civilization of the Americas Aztecs Incas Maya Mayan Mathemathics and Astrology Impact
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in 1977 and reached Neptune on 1989 22. Saturn V was the tallest rocket which took the 1st people to moon 23. Hybird shark was founded recently in aussie waters 24. Uranus was the 1st planet to be discovered with telescope by William Herschel in1781 25. The brightest star constellation to be seen from night sky is SIRUS * India has the highest bridge in the world . It is called Bailey Bridge and is located in Ladakh between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayas. It was
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the dolphin next to the constellation Lyra in the sky‚ and Lyra represents Arion’s lyre. Deep sky objects NGC 6934 a relatively large cluster near the star Epsilon Delphini. It is approximately 50‚000 light years away. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 24‚ 1785. NGC 6891 is a small planetary nebula located near the star Rho Aquilae.it is 7‚000 light yaers away NGC 6905 is a small planetary nebula‚ bluish in color.it is nicknamed blue flash nebula. It is 4‚700 light years away NGC
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also known as Kristallnacht‚ was a tragic event that put the Jewish people through misery and scarred them with harsh memories that will forever be with them. Kristallnacht was triggered when a 17 year old Jew from Germany‚ then living in Paris‚ Herschel Grynszpan‚ received a postcard informing him that his father has been deported to Poland after living in Germany for 27 years. This news did not satisfy Grynszpan. On November 7th‚ wishing to avenge his father’s deportation‚ Grynszpan shot an employee
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Our Home and Racist Land-Pg.73 3. Do you think Canada is still a racist country? Why or why not? Explain using examples to support your opinion. Being one of the most socially developed and multicultural countries in the world everyone probably sees Canada as a Utopian country. Unfortunately Canada isn’t as perfect as everyone thinks it is‚ and a major persisting issue is racism. Being a multicultural there are many minorities and this usually results in racism‚ isolation‚ and unequal treatment
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Seeing the Invisible A Lesson Giving Students an Opportunity to Discover Ultraviolet and Infrared Radiation Coming from the Sun By: Sallie M. Smith Howard B. Owens Science Center for the ISTP Mission istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/outreach/solar_observation.pdf istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/outreach/student_booklet.pdf 1 Seeing the Invisible - Table of Contents - 5 E’s Lesson Plan ........................................................................................................... 3 Teacher
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1839 photography became available to everyone who wanted to try it. Photography literally means ‘drawing with light’. ‘Photo’ means ‘light’. ‘graphy’ stands for ‘graphic’ which means drawing. The word was first used by the scientist‚ Sir John Herschel in 1839. Film Photography Film photography has two important components; one is the camera and the other is the film. In 1889‚ George Eastman invented film with a base that was flexible‚ unbreakable and could be rolled. In the early
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Artist Analysis #1 Julia Margaret Cameron‚ one of photography’s greatest portraitists of all time‚ is still known today for her talent in capturing the soul of her subjects in her photographs. Her vivid portraits brought to life the personality within the people‚ contrary to all of the other portraitists of this time. Born in June of 1815 in Calcutta‚ British India‚ Julia Margaret Cameron would not pick up her knack for photography until 1863‚ at the age of 48. Cameron was given her first camera
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Alexis. “Introduction.” Maldoror. Comte de Lautréamont. Cambridge: Exact Change‚ 1994. 1-19. Print. Malevich‚ Kasimir. "Suprematism." Theories of Modern Art. Ed. Herschel B. Chipp. Los Angeles: University of California Press‚ 1968. 341-46. Print. Mondrian‚ Piet. “Natural Reality and Abstract Reality.” Theories of Modern Art. Ed. Herschel B. Chipp. Los Angeles: University of California Press‚ 1968. 321-23. Print. Richter‚ Hans. Dada: Art and Anti-art. New York: Thames & Hudson‚ 1997. Print. Tzara‚
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In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the choices of the character Macbeth can be considered voluntary or involuntary. Although the witches or weird sisters seemingly manipulate Macbeth from the very beginning of the play with prophetic fortunes of Macbeth to become the Thane of Cawdor and king‚ Macbeth’s reign of evil is produced by his voluntary belief of the witches’ prophecy. Macbeth takes destiny into his hands by killing King Duncan in order to become king‚ although he is unsure if wearing borrowed robes
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