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    as planet are at the center of the universe full of epicycles(203-4). This eventually led to the Copernicus theory and Tycho Brahe which then led to Kepler’s own discoveries. Kepler idea of planets having elliptical pathways “set forth the first astronomical (portrayal of ) motion “ which was the starting point of changing how one sees a difference in their universe of location wise while also with how we look at it mathematically (205). Galileo and Sir Isaac newton gave many leaps in the field of

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    Title of Building: Dancing House Name of Architect: Frank Gehry Date Completed: 1996 Illustration of Work:  Frank Gehry. Dancing House. Prague‚ Czech Republic. http://www.columbia.edu/~beecher/prague/Dancing_House/0600/dancing_building_1.html. Part 1: Description of This Building Dancing House by Frank Gehry‚ was a building that was started in 1992 and was finished in 1996. The building obviously resembling a couple dancing‚ was first named after Fred Astair and Ginger Rodgers

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    substantial part of Galileo’s work was related to mechanics‚ and he was the first to apply mathematics to its analysis; earning the status as the founder of modern mechanics and experimental physics (2). He also introduced the use of pendulums instead of clocks and proposed the law of uniform acceleration between falling objects. Finally‚ he developed the telescope with which he discovered the craters of the moon‚ sunspots‚ phases of Venus‚ and the satellites of Jupiter.

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    Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of engineering‚ physics and materials science for analysis‚ design‚ manufacturing‚ and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the design‚ production‚ and operation of machines and tools.[1] It is one of the oldest and broadest engineering disciplines. The engineering field requires an understanding of core concepts

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    friend Berndsen‚ the production vice president. Berndsen suggested that they could send the order to N.A.M’s Prague plants. However‚ this plant was the smallest plants when compared with other plans in Europe. In addition‚ it had the oldest and slowest technology. Consequently‚ it was not enough capacity to complete the contract. Finally‚ Bernsen decided to divide the full order among Prague factories and the bigger one in Munich. After producing the buses‚ Berndsen had to deal with the shipment of

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    Albert Einstein Physicist 1879 -1955 Imagination is more important than knowledge Albert Einstein was born on March 14‚ 1879 in Ulm‚ Wurttemberg‚ Germany. Einstein contributed more than any other scientist since Sir Isaac Newton to our understanding of physical reality.Einstein worked at the patent office in Bern‚ Switzerland from 1902 to 1909. During this period he completed an astonishing range of theoretical physics publications‚ written in his spare time‚ without the benefit of close contact

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    requirements of living encouraged people explore and invent. It also brought extra knowledge that made life more convenient. For instance‚ the Greeks had a strong practical sense that boosted their scientific advancement‚ leading to inventions such as water clocks to tell time‚ gearing devices to lower effort in doing common work‚ and the Archimedes screw to lift water from a lower ground to a higher ground for irrigation purposes. The Chinese’s‚ similarly‚ invented the wheelbarrow to lower working effort.

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    static liquids (hydrostatics)‚ he set forth the true principle of flotation. He invented a thermometer‚ though a defective one‚ but he did not‚ as is sometimes claimed for him‚ invent the microscope. <br> <br>Though‚ as has been said‚ it is by his astronomical discoveries that he is most widely remembered it is not these that constitute his most substantial title to

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    was set in place where 25 buses were first to be delivered to Santos‚ the port of Sao Paulo‚ within 3 months. If this condition was met‚ then N.A.M will get the contract for the rest of the 199 vehicles. N.A.M’s Prague factory was selected to produce the first 25 buses as the Prague factory had just completed manufacturing an order of #4-G buses and owing to an order cancellation would only be working at 70%

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    events. In the grand scheme of our lives today‚ historical evidence is essential for the world to move forward.. The Voyager Space Program was a program that discovered the outer planets for the first time‚ and this program encountered many of the astronomical wonders of the outer planets today. But originally‚ the project scientist Ed Stone (former director of Caltech) did not know how to use the special alignment planets that occurs every 167 years. If he had no value for originality he would put in

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