Helen Threet SCI/151 April 20‚ 2015 Telescopes in Astronomy Telescopes have proven to be one of the greatest inventions in the science of astronomy. This instrument‚ which makes far-away objects more visible has facilitated both learning about and understanding our universe. This paper will discuss the importance of telescopes‚ their three major designs‚ and the strengths and weaknesses of different locations for telescopes. In addition‚ this paper will discuss the frequencies of light and the
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Language The language used should be semi-formal in nature. Try to be simple‚ attractive and appealing. Also try not to show your linguistic ability. You should make your factual description in such a way that it shows your attention to detail and observatory skills. Content When did the event occur‚ venue of the event Sequence of programme Information about participants/chief guests/judges Kind of organization‚ people responsible for programme/arrangements Results‚ if describing a contest
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night at sea. D) probably learned to navigate using the quadrant and compass. 3. The Age of Discovery was spurred on by A) the invention of the printing press. B) the introduction of Ptolmey’s geography to Europe. C) Prince Henry’s naval observatory. D) All of the above. 4. The primary motivation for European
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Oceanography also called oceanology or marine science‚ is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean. It covers a wide range of topics‚ including marine organisms and ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents‚ waves‚ and geophysical fluid dynamics; plate tectonics and the geology of the sea floor; and fluxes of various chemical substances and physical properties within the ocean and across its boundaries. These diverse topics reflect multiple disciplines that oceanographers blend to further knowledge
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many sirens were triggered and a massive evacuation took place. No lives were taken. Although‚ major damage in houses‚ hospitals‚ airports and community centers was found. After the terrifying event‚ the director of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory‚ Paul Cole‚ stated that this eruption appeared to have ejected the most material in four years. He also estimated that ten to fifteen percent of the hardened lava in the dome of the volcano had collapsed. "When we’re looking at the lava dome now
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801&start=1&publicationId=&u Encyclopedia: Uranus (planet). (n.d.). Retrieved October 8‚ 2012‚ from Facts on File. Today ’s Science: http://www.2facts.com/tsof_story.aspx?PIN=xur015000a&term=Uranus Fountain‚ H. (1999‚ April 6). Observatory. Retrieved October 8‚ 2012‚ from The New York Times: http://go.galegroup.com.bakerezproxy.palnet.info/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=RELEVANCE&inPS=true&prodId=SPN.SP00&userGroupName=lom_falconbaker&tabID=T004&s
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The temperature‚ rainfall and relatThe temperature‚ rainfall and relative humidity are generally‚ the utmost weather elements that represent climate of a particular area. No narrative of the weather and climate can be inclusive devoid of a notation of the prevailing temperature‚ rainfall and relative humidity inclination more than ever of its distribution in place and time. The temperature‚ rainfall and relative humidity stipulation of a location endow with a working condition for all physical‚ physiological
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Aryabhata (IAST: Āryabhaṭa; Sanskrit: आर्यभटः) (476–550 CE) was the first in the line of great mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. His most famous works are the Aryabhatiya (499 CE‚ when he was 23 years old) and the Arya-siddhanta. Biography Name While there is a tendency to misspell his name as "Aryabhatta" by analogy with other names having the "bhatta" suffix‚ his name is properly spelled Aryabhata: every astronomical text spells
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life elsewhere. Mars is a very similar planet to earth in relation to size and atmosphere. Therefore it seemed like the most likely place to search for life. At the end of the 19th century‚ an American named Percival Lowell built himself an observatory so that it was possible for him to study Mars in intimate detail when its orbit was closest to Earth. At this time it had recently been suggested that the planet had a system of channels on the surface‚ present from the evaporation of flowing water
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ISIS The Islamic State‚ previously calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria‚ and also known by the Arabic acronym Daʿesh’’’‚ is an unrecognized state and a Sunni jihadist group active in Iraq and Syria in the Middle East. In its self-proclaimed status as a caliphate‚ it claims religious authority over all Muslims across the world and aspires to bring most of the Muslim-inhabited regions of the world under its political control beginning with
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