Ancient astronomers observed points of light that appeared to move among the stars. They called these objects planets‚ meaning wanderers‚ and named them after Roman deities -- Jupiter‚ king of the gods; Mars‚ the god of war; Mercury‚ messenger of the gods; Venus‚ the god of love and beauty‚ and Saturn‚ father of Jupiter and god of agriculture. The stargazers also observed comets with sparkling tails‚ and meteors or shooting stars apparently falling from the sky. Let me now turn attention to the
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was built * On 12 October 1160‚ Maurice de Sully was elected bishop of Paris. * He was bishop of Paris from 1160 to 1196. * He wanted to build a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary * It was built on top of a former roman temple to Jupiter Construction of Notre Dame * 12th and early 13th century * Construction began under the reign of King Louis VII * Pope at the time was pope Alexander the III. * 1163-1182 construction of the choir * 1182-1190 construction of the
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Temple of Jupiter At the northern side of the Forum is the Temple of Jupiter. Built in 150 B.C it was Pompeii’s main temple. A Capitolium in structure and in pure Italic style‚ the temple was constructed on a high base‚ with a double flight of stairs at its front. Inside the temple lay the "cella"‚ accessible only to the priests‚ and which contained three stands at its far end. Theses stands were occupied by statues of Juno‚ Jupiter‚ and Minerva. In 62 C.E.‚ the temple was seriously damaged in an
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The Origin of the Milky Way - Tintoretto ‘The Origin of the Milky Way’ has a large number of techniques and material samples. Around 1575 Jupiter‚ wishing to immortalise the infant Hercules (whose mother was the mortal Alcmene)‚ held him to the breasts of the sleeping Juno. The milk which spurted upwards formed the Milky Way‚ while some fell downwards giving rise to lilies. Lilies were once presented on the painting but the base of the original canvas has been cut off. Support Oil on canvas
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consistently told that she was born well‚ more like sprung out of Jupiter’s head. Jupiter the god the sky and lightning had mated with Metis a Titan goddess. However‚ a prophecy predicted that Metis’ children would become more powerful than the king of gods himself and out of fear to prevent the prophecy from coming true he swallowed her whole‚ but little did he know that she was already pregnant. The king of gods Jupiter was suffering from a severe headache and after a few knocks on his head Minerva
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The Brilliant Crimes of Galileo Galileo Galilei‚ was a man truly fit to be called the father of modern science‚ a man who became a symbol for the war between the Catholic Church and Science. As history shows us that the Catholic Church doctrines was against Galileo’s scientific discoveries in astronomy. It was one of the most important battles between religion and science‚ where faith and reason clashed. The Catholic Church regretted for the crime that had been committed against Galileo after
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Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is considered one of the most impressive science fiction films in the modern era and is a critically acclaimed masterpiece. To begin this analysis I will first give a synopsis of the films plot and key points to help lay a foundation for the film. The movie is broken into 4 acts‚ each focusing on a different event and time in the story. We first start with “The Dawn of Man”; we are greeted by what appears to be a tribe of early hominids foraging for food in
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Architecture II Year Sem IV Great Mosque of Damascus‚ also called Umayyad Mosque‚ the earliest surviving stone mosque‚ built between ad 705 and 715 by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walīd I. The mosque stands on the site of a 1st-century Hellenic temple to Jupiter and of a later church ‘Basilica of Saint John the Baptist’. Some Syrio-Roman fragments remain in the structure‚ as does a shrine supposedly enclosing a relic honoured by Muslims as well as Christians - the head of St. John the Baptist. The mosque
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Book Talk Written Portion on the Lost Hero Plot As the book opens‚ Jason awakens on a school bus‚ unable to remember who or where he is‚ or anything about his past. He is sitting next to Piper McLean and Leo Valdez‚ who call him by name and say they are his girlfriend and best friend respectively. All three are part of a class field trip to the Grand Canyon‚ and after they arrive‚ a classmate Dylan turns into a Venti (Storm Spirit) and attacks the trio and their trip leader‚ Coach Gleeson Hedge
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For thirteen days in October of 1962‚ the world lingered on the verge of a nuclear conflict of unparalleled proportions. In the eyes of those involved with the crisis every action seemed to flirt with disaster and beckon doomsday. The United States discovered the presence of Soviet missile silos in Cuba‚ capable of launching nuclear-tipped weaponry that could target much of the Eastern United States. President John F. Kennedy‚ under pressure from his advisors chose to order a naval “quarantine”
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