The scientific revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries saw a surge of women into the field of science. However‚ women were not allowed to attend universities and because‚ of this women had to obtain education informally the best way they could. European noblemen were free to pursue an interest in science as a hobby; but on the other hand noblewomen had to take part in the informal scientific networks of only their fathers and brothers. During the 17th century Margaret Cavendish took part in some
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Tellus B 52 (3): 985–992. Bibcode 2000TellB..52..985B. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0889.2000.d01-7.x. Gale‚ Andrew S. (1989). "A Milankovitch scale for Cenomanian time". Terra Nova 1 (5): 420. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3121.1989.tb00403.x. "Glossary". NASA Earth Observatory. 2011. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Glossary/index.php?mode=alpha&seg=b&segend=d. Retrieved 8 July 2011. Haigh‚ Joanna D.; Ann R. Winning‚ Ralf Toumi‚ Jerald W. Harder (2010-10-07). "An influence of solar spectral variations on radiative forcing
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the study‚ identification and treatment of mental health problems. They cover large areas of research in the complex web of human behaviour‚ both normal and abnormal. Psychology and Pseudoscience The studies of these two fields rely greatly on observatory and statistic data‚ with a lot of research and interviews done based on scientific theories and analysis of the human mind. Psychiatry and Pseudoscience Unlike science based medicine‚ psychiatry and pseudoscience have failed to find biological
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Our Planet Hunter Team from Lick Observatory possibly found a new planet. We are an observatory owned by the University of California and focus on astronomical observations. This Object X (to be determined as a planet) it does not seem to be a round-shape form‚ orbits the sun‚ Object X’s moon is 57‚783 kilometers between Object X‚ Object X’s moon takes 32.17 days to do one full orbit‚ and crosses Pluto. These factors of Object X have similar factors of an actual planet. The International Astronomical
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Mount St Helens 1980 Mount St Helens is on the plate boundary between the Juan de Fuca plate and North American plate. When it erupted it permanently changed the surrounding landscape. Effects of the eruption Primary effects Secondary effects Nuée ardente (hot ash and gas) destroyed forests and logging camps. 63 people were killed‚ mainly by poisonous gases. Lahars (mudflows of ash and water) covered an extensive area surrounding the volcano. Ash blocked rivers destroying popular fishing
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“Ithaca College strives to become the standard of excellence for residential comprehensive colleges‚ fostering intellect‚ creativity‚ and character in an active‚ student-centered learning community.” - Ithaca College Vision Statement 1. The Basics Location‚ History‚ Alumni‚ and Tuition Location and History Location: Ithaca‚ New York (upstate) Ithaca College was founded in 1892 by William Grant Egbert. Originally it was created as a conservatory of music. But Ithaca Conservatory of Music became
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Throughout the world the issue of global warming has become an increasingly important issue. Global warming has been an issue that has been heatedly debated for many years. Scientists all over the world have been debating weather global warming actually exists. If it exists some scientists believe it is natural. While others believe it is caused by humans. Global warming is defined as an average increase in temperature in the atmosphere near the earths surface and in the troposphere. Which can
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In Richard Nelson’s "Understanding Eskimo Science" a man‚ Nelson‚ traveled below the Arctic Circle in the boreal forest of interior Alaska were he lived‚ studied and interacted with a few native Eskimos groups during the mid-1960’s. Throughout the article Nelson provides an abundance of interesting and relevant information about Eskimo survival coming about through the understanding of one’s environment. Nelson’s best argument is the simple fact that these people have managed
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The threat of punishment does not deter juvenile delinquency because if the juvenile is punished for his/her offense and is threatened by punishment their entire life without any update on the punishment then why would it be a legal punishment be any different? However‚ if a juvenile is being punished after doing wrong throughout life then the threat of legal punishment will be consider to be a strong deterrent. The first strategy is the general deterrence‚ the purpose of general deterrence is to
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The Drake Equation * The Drake Equation was created by Frank Drake in 1960. * estimate the number of extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way. * It is used in the field of Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI). * National Academy of Sciences asked Drake to organize a meeting on detecting extraterrestrial intelligence. Reason drake equation created * Drake equation is closely related to the Fermi paradox * The Drake Equation is: N = R * fp * ne * fl * fi
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