Have you ever wondered how trajectory and the pressure in the atmosphere affects the spin of a soccer ball? I don’t really play soccer that much‚ but I’ve never understood why the ball curves in the air when you kick it. For my science project‚ I wanted to learn about the pressure in the atmosphere and how it affects a soccer ball in flight. I believe that understanding Bernoulli’s Principle may help to explain why the trajectory affects the spin of a soccer ball. Daniel Bernoulli never imagined
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We look back on the great inventions our president of today has made. He is an interesting man‚ creative‚ smart‚ and very different from many people. His inventions have helped us greatly which is also a quirk to him being the best president we have had so far. No one can beat Thomas Jefferson‚ he is a man of science and a great man of science while we are at it. You should buy some of Jefferson’s inventions today! (Some items will be on our ad portion of this newspaper) Jefferson is our third
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Galileo‚ Through a Clear Lens Many people remember Galileo Galilei as simply the inventor of the telescope‚ and an important figure in science. However‚ Galileo’s life and pioneer thinking challenged the old world beliefs of the Church at a time when their word was law; and demonstrated his great courage‚ his strong convictions‚ and his thirst for knowledge. Galileo began his studies as a young boy at a monastery near Florence‚ Italy. In 1581‚ he gave up the monastic life at the request of his
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Anyone who has ever heard of Galileo knows about his many great achievements and passions he had during his life. He was an astronomer‚ philosopher‚ engineer‚ physicist‚ and most importantly: an adept mathematician. Clearly‚ he has many talents‚ although‚ we will be looking more at his mathematical accomplishments throughout this essay. Spencer Spencer Galileo was born on February 15th‚ 1564 in Pisa‚ Duchy of Florence‚ Italy and he died January 8th‚ 1642 (77) in Arcetri‚ Grand Duchy of Tuscany
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As far as history goes the lights have been around for a while which is known because researchers have found cave painting that go back to around 30‚000 years ago. The lights were originally understood to be a harbinger for destruction or for war (1). This was thought to be until they found out what caused the lights. Many astronomers‚ philosophers and authors refer to the lights in their work. Some of these people include Goethe‚ Aristotle‚ Descartes‚ and Halley (1). In 1616‚ the lights were called
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From pages of 120-133 in Magic in the Middle Ages‚ author Richard Kieckhefer discusses the practice of astrology in medieval Europe. He explains how astrology is a mix of Arabic science and Aristotelian cosmology‚ and is occult in its nature because it focuses on “those which cannot be ascribed to the physical makeup” (Kieckhefer‚ 131) of themselves. I find that the most interesting point in this reading is when Kieckhefer explains how the zodiac is rooted in astronomy‚ yet astrologers used the zodiac
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Galileo contributed to the revival of classical culture and had an impact on modern society. Galileo has a very big impact on society because if it wasn’t for him and his discoveries mankind would never have been exposed to the spectrum of ideas which he provided. He proved Aristotle and Ptolemy wrong and followed the Copernican theory‚ that the planets revolve around the sun. Although he was discouraged by the Catholic Church‚ he continued pursuing research. Galileo saw farther than the naked eye
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About the Author Tony Crilly is a freelance writer‚ having previously taught at the University of Michigan‚ the City University in Hong Kong‚ Middlesex University and the Open University. His principal research interest is the history of mathematics‚ and he has written and edited many works on fractals‚ chaos and computing. He is the author of the acclaimed biography of the English mathematician Arthur Cayley and popular maths book How Big is Infinity? Reflection 50 Ideas You Really Need To Know
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Ronald Fisher has been hailed as “a genius who almost single-handedly created the foundations for modern statistical science”‚ “the greatest of Darwin’s successors”‚ and even “the greatest biologist since Darwin”. Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher was a renowned English statistician‚ evolutionary biologist‚ eugenicist and geneticist. Fisher was born February 17‚ 1890 to George and Katie Fisher in East Finchley in London‚ England. George Fisher was a successful fine arts dealer. Ronald had a happy childhood
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Diophantus was a Greek mathematician that lived in Alexandria in the 3rd Century. His estimated birth and passing years are said to be from 150 B.C. to 350 A.D. Although there is not enough information about his life‚ there is a riddle that estimates how long he lived. The mathematic puzzle is known as ‘Diophantus Riddle’. The riddle states he married while he was 33‚ then he had a son who lived for 42 years and the total years Diophantus lived according to the riddle was a total of 84 years. Through
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