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    that all things are composed of air‚ earth‚ fire‚ and water. Each of these were represented by different elements‚ such as sulfur‚ salt‚ mercury‚ and‚ ideally‚ gold. Other ideas held by alchemists were that each of the known elements were represented by heavenly bodies. Gold was earth’s representation of the sun‚ silver for the moon‚ mercury for the planet Mercury‚ copper for Venus‚ iron for Mars‚ tin for Jupiter‚ and lead for Saturn.

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    nine planets or Grahas. These include Mercury‚ Venus‚ Mars‚ Jupiter‚Sun‚ Moon‚Saturn Rahu and Ketu‚ which are astronomical points formed where the moons orbit intersects the apparent path of the Sun around the earth.  Each planet is considered to be having masculine‚ feminine or neutral characteristics as well . Grahas and their equivalents in Western Astrology Indian Grahas Western Names Sex Ravi Sun Masculine Chandra Moon Feminine Kuja Mars Masculine Budha Mercury Neutral Guru Jupiter Masculine Sukra

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    ISU Journal #1 A prevalent theme in Barometer Rising by Hugh MacLennan is women are not seen as equals to men in this time period. This theme often expressed using the character Penelope (Penny) Wain. Penny works as a ship designer in a mainly male shipyard. There are few women in the ship designing field and some men do not approve of Penny’s position in the shipyard. Simon Perry‚ an employee at the shipyard‚ admits to Penny‚ “How the likes of you works in a place like this beats me . . . It ain’t

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    mixture of mercury with at least one other metal. The amalgam filling has been used for restorative method for many years due to its low cost‚ durability‚ ease of application‚ strength and bacteriostatic effects. The environmental concerns are regarding mercury emissions during preparation and from waste amalgam upon cremation of deceased individuals. Amalgam filling: Dental Amalgam is the most commonly used restorative material used for dental fillings. This contains a mixture of mercury with at

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    solar system are Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth‚ Mars‚ Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus‚ Neptune and Pluto. There are also many other minor planets‚ which are also in our solar system‚ but they are unimportant compared to the nine major planets. Mercury‚ which is the planet that is closest to the sun‚ is the first and smallest of the inner planets. It is speculated that the heat from the sun made it impossible for the gases present to become part of the planetary formation. The surface of Mercury is extremely hot

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    Astronomy 1 Name _________________________ Exam 1 (chap 1-5) I. Multiple Choice. Select all correct answers. 1. Which of the planets known to the ancient astronomers can never be seen high overhead at night? a) Mercury b) Venus c) Mars d)Saturn e) Jupiter 2. On the first day of spring‚ the Sun sets a) north of west b) directly west c) south of west d) can’t answer‚ it depends where you are on Earth. 3. One-hundred arcminutes

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    Chapter 14 Section 2 Notes: The Sun The sun produces energy through nuclear fusion. In the process of nuclear fusion‚ two atomic nuclei combine‚ forming a larger‚ more massive nucleus and releasing energy. Within the sun‚ hydrogen atoms join together to form helium. Such conditions exist in the sun’s core‚ or central region. The sun’s interior consists of the core‚ the radiation zone‚ and the convection zone. The sun’s energy is produced in its central core. The radiation zone is a region

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    Value: Appreciation of Planets. II. Subject Matter: UNIT: Beyond the Solar System TOPIC: Planets A. Science Concept: Planets are the large celestial bodies which revolve around the sun in closed elliptical paths called orbits. Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth and Mars are inner planets. Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus‚ and Neptune are outer planets. B. Science Processes: Communicating‚ Describing‚ Inferring C. Materials: Laptop‚ OHP‚ pictures‚ charts References: Science Web by

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    live on a small planet in a tiny part of a vast universe. "This part of the universe is called the solar system‚ and is dominated by a single brilliant star-the sun." (Skywatching 230) The solar system is the earth ’s neighbourhood and the planets Mercury‚ Venus‚ Mars‚ Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus‚ Neptune and Pluto are the Earth ’s neighbours. They all have the same stars in the sky and orbit the same sun. Scientists believe the solar system began about 5 billion years ago‚ perhaps when a nearby star

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    planets are formed at various distances from sun. they are independent on each other and revolve in their respective paths around the sun. Only earth‚ the third planet in the solar system has life in all solar system. The four planets near to sun‚ Mercury‚ Venus‚

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