Distances in space * Our Sun (layers and solar events) * General properties of stars (luminosity‚ heat) * H-R Diagrams and what they mean * Two types of telescopes (reflecting & refracting) * The key scientists (Ptolemy‚ Copernicus‚ Brahe‚ Kepler‚ Galileo‚ Newton‚ Hubble‚ Halley‚ Hawking & Oort) **Those in bold have been covered since the winter break and will be the main focus of the quiz. Hint: Studying science is like studying a new language. Including the terms
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Humanism The Renaissance began around the 14th century to around the 17th century in Italy and spread throughout Europe. The Renaissance was the rebirth of Roman and Greek cultures. The Renaissance was one of the biggest periods of growth and development in Western Europe. In the times of the Renaissance interest was renowned in things such as art‚ traditional views about society come into serious question. Things like paintings‚ literature‚ sculptures and more great things came from the time period
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In the 16th century‚ the scientific revolution kicked off. Copernicus brings new ideas about a sun centered cosmos‚ Da Vinci and other scientists are doing research on the human body‚ and scientists defined the chemical and discovered more. These ideas appear to go against the common thought in Europe which is Christianity. Is there a clash of the scientific community and the religious war? By analyzing text and information from that time and what others have read about this event‚ a conclusion
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using the length stadiums as his measurement system. Considering the lack of advance technology back in his days‚ his calculation was very accurate‚ his circumference was only missing 300 kilometers of today’s accepted value (40‚075 kilometers). Copernicus was also not the first person to propose the idea that the Earth revolves around the sun‚ however his proposal was during the time of the Scientific Revolution‚ a time when people are more open-minded to new ideas and have access to tools
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of the Grand Duchess Christina of Tuscany was written by Galileo in response to hearing that the Grand Duchess of Christina criticized the heliocentric theory that was created by Copernicus. This theory was created‚ in attempt‚ to bring different perspective on pre-existing theories involving the universe. Copernicus wanted people to become interested in finding truths and new discoveries regarding science. Galileo wrote the letter firing back at such criticism. In his Letter to Grand Duchess
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Galilei | Galileo Galilei was the first astronomer to use a telescope to study the heavens. Galileo made a number of observations that finally helped convince people that the Sun-centered solar system model (the heliocentric model)‚ as proposed by Copernicus‚ was correct. What is a Galilean telescope? The original design Galileo Galilei came up with in 1609 is commonly called a Galilean telescope. Galileo’s telescope with which Jupiter’s moons could be observed was made with a plano convex objective
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Lutgens and Tarbuck‚ Relative dating is the process in putting events in their proper sequence. Relative dating is based on assumption‚ not able to give an accurate date but an estimated time period where the rock originated from. A Danish scientist‚ Nicolaus Steno is accredited for the Law of Superposition. This law basically tells us that each layer of sedimentary rock is younger than the one below it which is depicted in figure 8.3 in the text. Steno is also accredited for the Principle of Original
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Two major elements in European culture a. Greco-Roman element b. Judeo-Christian element Division One Greek Culture and Roman Culture Ⅰ. Greek Culture Why should we study the Ancient Greeks? The Greek culture is an origin of western culture Greek culture has made to western society in the areas of art‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ drama‚ architecture and politics‚ astronomy It shape today’s western culture with notions of democracy and personal freedom The most important reason to study
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Chapter 1 1.1 Earth Science & the Earth System -Earth science is the study of Earth and the processes that shape it -The earth system is composed of four principal components: atmosphere (air‚ weather)‚ hydrosphere (water‚ ice)‚ biosphere (plants‚ animals)‚ and geosphere (land‚ rocks). - Earth science can be broadly defined as the investigation of interactions among the four parts of the earth system. - The second largest earthquake ever recorded buckled the seafloor west of Sumatra‚ Indonesia
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stationary earth Nicolaus Copernicus emerged and revived the first great heliocentric Tycho Brahe responsible for building pointers used to measure the location of heavenly bodies. Galileo Galilei invented the first astronomical telescope used to support the Heliocentric Theory Johannes Kepler discovered the three fundamental laws of planetary motion which describes the Copernican Theory Sir Isaac Newton Discovered the laws of gravitation and motion that makes Kepler’s and Copernicus’ explanation be
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