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    1.0 Introduction The Hubble Space Telescope was created by and named after astronomer Edwin P. Hubble. He was known for his creation of Hubble’s Law which is used to calculate the rate at which the universe is expanding. He is also known for his discovery of the galaxies that are outside the Milky Way. The Hubble Space Telescope is a large telescope that is placed in orbit around the earth. Scientists have figured out that by placing a telescope in space‚ putting it outside of earth’s atmosphere

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    Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat‚ Berlin. Galle then became a teacher and taught physics and mathematics at the Gymnasium sited in Guben. Later on in life‚ he moved to the Gymnasium in Berlin. In 1835‚ Galle began working at the Berlin observatory as an assistant to Johann Franz Encke. While working at the observatory‚ he made good use of the Fraunhofer- refractor which

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    validated the existence of three more planets and a multi-planet system in 1996. Debra Fischer joined the project as a post-doctoral fellow managing the Lick Observatory in 1997. Through her work there‚ Fischer discovered more three planets herself by 1999. In order to unearth extra-solar planets‚ Fischer and her team at the Lick Observatory use a method known as the Doppler technique. By using an observation procedure that measures the metal content of

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    Why is astronomy beneficial to society? Astronomy benefits society in many ways. Astronomy has helped the medical field greatly. For example‚ blood samples from leukaemia patients can be processed faster because of a collaboration between a drug company and the Cambridge Automatic Plate Measuring Facility. Radio astronomers came up with a way that is currently used as a non-invasive way to detect tumors and as a result there is an extremely accurate detection rate in breast cancer patients. Astronomy

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    Anders Celsius - Summary

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    Anders Celsius South Texas College Chem1411- General Chemistry I For Dr. Joe Studer Anders Celsius Although his name sounds like the conversant unit for temperature‚ he is also known for being a Swedish astronomer and a mathematician. His works contributed a lot to the scientific industry. From the beginning of his life‚ he always had the heart and brains of being very successful in his life. From accomplishing an expedition to making his mark in his hometown‚ Anders Celsius was very prosperous

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    A Brief History of Telescopes 1608 AD – Hans Lippershey‚ German-born Dutch lens maker‚ applied for a patent for his refracting telescope (using 2 lenses)‚ he intended them for use in the military. 1609-1610 – Galileo Galilei built his own refractor telescopes to observe the sky‚ and discovered Saturn’s rings‚ Jupiter’s moons‚ and along with many other significant discoveries. 1655 – Christian Huygens‚ a Dutch physicist and astronomer developed powerful lenses for refractor telescopes with his

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    Public health as agreed by the faculty for public health (2010) is “ The science and art of promoting and protecting health and well-being‚ preventing ill-health and prolonging life through the organised efforts of society.” A health needs assessment HNA‚ is a public health tool which underpins a large proportion of government policy. It offers ideal opportunities to engage with an identified population‚ and accumulate evidence from them and about them. This provides an evidence base from which

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    The Empire State Building The Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world from 1931 up to 1970 when a taller building‚ the original World Trade Center‚ was built. It has been New York’s most admired and most well-known structure for many years now. It was built on Fifth Avenue in New York City with 102 stories‚ standing 1‚454 feet or 443 meters high. It is a cultural symbol of America and was one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. In 1986‚ the Empire State Building was named

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    Edwin Hubble was born on November 20‚ 1889‚ in Marshfield‚ Missouri. Edwin Hubble served in World War One and also graduated from the University of Chicago. He went down the road in the research in the field of astrophysics at Mount Wilson Observatory in California. He found out a constant relationship between galaxies that helped prove that our universe keeps expanding. Hubble made a classification system that classifies the galaxies that have been used by other researchers for years. Edwin

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    is still in operation. Since Hubble was launched in 1990‚ its images have become some of the most iconic in the history of photography. Nasa says the telescope-should keep working until at least 2014‚ when it will be replaced by a more powerful observatory to be called the James Webb Space Telescope. 2. History of Telescopes Human’s curiosity to know about the space is not new. During the early ages‚ humans gazed at the sky and wondered how it looks like outside the earth. This curiosity

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