------------------------------------------------- Research Paper III Earth’s place in the universe Part I. Definition 1. Aphelion - Aphelion: (opposite of perihelion) the point in its orbit where a planet is farthest from the Sun; when referring to objects orbiting the Earth the term apogee is used; the term apoapsis is used for orbits around other bodies. 2. Astronomical unit – (1 AU = 149‚597‚870.691 kilometers) An Astronomical Unit is approximately the mean distance between
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Ever since the Middle Ages‚ most people around the globe created a false belief that the world we live in was stationary. They also believed that the earth was the center of the solar system. It wasn’t until the 1500’s that this theory was challenged. The time of scientific discovery was known as the scientific revolution. During this time‚ there were many improvements in science and experimentation. Old theories were being rejected by new laws that proved them wrong. As science improved‚ so did
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The Renaissance defined.-- "Renaissance‚" French for "rebirth‚" perfectly describes the intellectual and economic changes that occurred in Europe from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries. During the era known by this name‚ Europe emerged from the economic stagnation of the Middle Ages and experienced a time of financial growth. Also‚ and perhaps most importantly‚ the Renaissance was an age in which artistic‚ social‚ scientific‚ and political thought turned in new directions. DANTE
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been called the "father of modern observational astronomy"‚ the "father of modern physics"‚ the "father of science"‚ and "the Father of Modern Science".2 Nicolaus Copernicus although the original person to have the theory did not receive the same level of criticism and fight back that Galileo got. According to Dominique Morin‚ the reason for Copernicus avoiding the wrath of Rome was at his time science was a hot topic and Rome was the premier power in regards reason‚ science‚ and major philosophy. The
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always be. It was Linnaeus’ detailed classification of every species that ’proved’ to many of his readers that nature was fixed from the moment of its origination. This fitted in well with the popular and literal reading of genesis. Similarly‚ Nicolaus Copernicus’ Heliocentric model of the solar system published just before his death in 1543 argues that the sun was the centre of the solar system and that the earth and various other planets all revolved around it. At the time‚ this proved to be highly
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Solar System About 4‚700 million years ago‚ the Solar System was just a spinning disc of dust and gas. The dust began to collect together and our Sun formed at the centre. Around Sun‚ lumps of rock joined up to form smaller bodies and‚ like the Sun‚ they heated up. But because they were smaller they soon cooled down and became planets. Sun accounts for 99.85 per cent of mass of the solar system. About 1.3 billion earths would fit inside the sun. The solar system consists of the Sun; the nine planets
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INTRODUCTION Science (Latin‚ scientia‚ from scire‚ “to know”)‚ term used in its broadest sense to denote systematized knowledge in any field‚ but usually applied to the organization of objectively verifiable sense experience. The pursuit of knowledge in this context is known as pure science‚ to distinguish it from applied science‚ which is the search for practical uses of scientific knowledge‚ and from technology‚ through which applications are realized. For additional information‚ see separate
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The event which most historians of science call the scientific revolution can be dated roughly as having begun in 1543‚ the year in which Nicolaus Copernicus published his De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres) and Andreas Vesalius published his De humani corporis fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human body)‚ although several ’failed revolutions’ had previously
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Johannes Kepler was born on December 27‚ 1571 in Weil der Stadt‚ Germany to parents Heinrich and Katharina Kepler . From a very young age‚ Johannes faced countless amounts of struggles‚ most notably the death of his father at the tender age of five. In addition to this tragedy‚ Kepler had crippled hands and impaired eyesight‚ due to his bad health. Despite his physically damaged self‚ Kepler was able to thrive cognitively. He could solve any problem with numbers and questioned everything‚ the habit
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Our Universe Our universe was created billions of years ago and no one is exactly sure of how. What will come of it in the future? Religions‚ beliefs‚ and scientists all have different perspectives of what will happen in the future to our earth and universe and they all have different views of how it all started. Once we know definitely how the earth was created‚ then we will find out most of the mysteries of the planets evolution. There are many different thoughts of what is to come of our earth
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