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 his name thus‚[1] including Brahmagupta’s references to him "in more than a hundred places by name".[2] Furthermore‚ in most instances "Aryabhatta" does not fit the metre either.[1] [edit] Birth Aryabhata mentions in the Aryabhatiya that it was composed 3‚600 years into the Kali Yuga‚ when
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Sugihara was a representative of Japan who‚ despite the fact of the government’s orders‚ wrote visas to help the Jews escape Hitler’s reign (Kaleem). He used his wisdom and power as a diplomat to save thousands of lives. Sugihara worked around the clock to save as many people as he could. Through countless beads of sweat and sleepless nights‚ Sugihara and his family wrote thousands of visas. “From July 31st- August 28th‚ 1940‚ Sugihara and his wife stayed up all night‚ writing visas” (Kaleem). At
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Aryabhata [pic] Statue of Aryabhata on the grounds of IUCAA‚ Pune. As there is no known information regarding his appearance‚ any image of Aryabhata originates from an artist’s conception. 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. |Contents
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metal‚ and when I discovered the Via Solaris‚ I was immediately captivated visually with the size‚ height‚ and unique shapes the artist used. At first glance‚ the Via looked like a giant sundial‚ but the sculpture was missing the traditional round "clock face" at the base. When viewed from the side‚ the sculpture takes on the appearance
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astrological practices of pre-history: vestiges of these are still found in astrology‚ a discipline long interwoven with public and governmental astronomy‚ and not completely disentangled from it until a few centuries ago in the Western World . In some cultures astronomical data was used for astrological prognostication. Ancient astronomers were able to differentiate between stars and planets‚ as stars remain relatively fixed over the centuries while planets will move an appreciable amount during a comparatively
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definitely Prague. I do not know if it is the story behind every landmark‚ stone and bridge‚ if it is the gorgeous majesty of every little façade detail of the incredible Gothic cathedrals‚ or the resplendence of the interior finery of the castles and cathedrals that left me so speechless‚ but to this day I have no doubt that there is no other city in the world that can compare to Prague. With its peculiar romantic scent‚ fresh youthfulness of the students and picturesque city views‚ Prague to me is
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INTRODUCTION The Babylonians used a sexagesimal (base 60) numeral system to make astronomical calculations‚ from which the use of 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour is derived. I will research how the Babylonians used this system to measure time. I have chosen the topic Babylonian time system as it relates history and math. I find it fascinating how in the past‚ people had to come up with elaborate theories and intricate systems from scratch‚ as compared to how modern day mathematicians
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thermotropic phases are initiated by changes in temperature‚ while those to lyotropic phases can also be initiated by changes in concentration. The Discovery‚ March 1‚ 1888 Friedrich Reinitzer‚ a plant physiologist at the Charles University‚ in Prague‚ notices that the plant derivative cholesteryl benzoate has two melting points. New Compounds Identified‚ 1889 — 1908 European scientists identify more than 200 compounds exhibiting liquid crystal behavior‚ but no commercial uses are found. Flowing
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After the civil war that followed the death of Qin Shihuangdi in 210 B.C.‚ China was reunited under the rule of the Han dynasty‚ which is divided into two major periods: the Western or Former Han (206 B.C.–9 A.D.) and the Eastern or Later Han (25–220 A.D.). The boundaries established by the Qin and maintained by the Han have more or less defined the nation of China up to the present day. The Western Han capital‚ Chang’an in present-day Shaanxi Province—a monumental urban center laid out on a north-south
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trumped Pluto and become the 9th largest body known to orbit the sun. The finding became the trigger that changed the face of our solar system‚ defining the planets and adding Pluto to a growing family of dwarf planets in 2006 by International Astronomical Union (IAU) 9. T. rex Tissue Dug from Bone the discovery of what appeared to be soft tissues - blood vessels‚ bone matrix and other cells - inside the fossilized femur of a small T. rex in 2005. (Tyrannosaurus) Since then‚ the bones have revealed
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