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    Galileo (1564-16642) Inquisiton Galileo picked up where Copericus left off. Re-invented the telescope‚ which gave him a further look into the galaxy. He bought more thought to the scientific process and also he revealed holes on the theologian theory. Galileo set out to show that just because it is written then it is not necessary true. People during this era because that what was written on paper was set in stone (the Truth no questioning). That showed

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    1. What happened to the orientation of the letter? Draw the letter “e” look under the 4X objective. 2. When you move the slide to you right‚ in which direction does the image move. 3. What happened to the size of the field as you switched from the 4X to the 10X to the 40X objectives? 4. What happened to the brightness of the object as you switched from the 4X to the 10X to the 40X objectives? a. As we increased the magnification power of the microscope‚ the brightness diminished. 5. When

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    new technology is what spills over into our everyday lives. Adaptive optics technologies‚ used to reduce the effect of atmospheric distortion while looking through a telescope‚ can also be used to look through a fluid-filled‚ constantly moving human eye. The process of mapping mirror segments for the James Webb Space Telescope is now been adapted to provide detailed mapping of the human eye. Measuring and then mapping of the eye is then used for Lasik treatments. The mapping is transferred

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    Edwin Hubble Essay

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    Edwin Hubble In this adventure they look will be taken at Edwin Hubble. This look will be into three major areas of his life. His personal life how he grew up‚ whether he married and had children. Also‚ an investigation will be taken to look into his background specifically how he got started in the field of astronomy. Finally‚ there will be a look into what contributions he has made to the field of astronomy. Edwin Hubble would forever change the way astronomy was understood. He would also be a

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    5 What is crowdsourcing? How does the site Galaxy Zoo manage crowdsourcing? Crowdsourcing is the process of obtaining needed services‚ ideas‚ or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people‚ and especially from an online community‚ rather than from traditional employees or suppliers. While this definition from Merriam Webster is valid‚ a more specific definition is heavily debated. The process of crowdsourcing is often used to subdivide tedious work and has occurred successfully

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    achievements in the study of Astronomy before his death in 1953. Among those was his discovery of galaxies outside of the Milky Way‚ the expanding universe‚ and overseeing the construction of the Hale Telescope. Because of his major contributions to the study of Astronomy‚ the Hubble Space Telescope was named after him in 1990. One of Hubble’s first discoveries was that there are other Galaxies outside of our Galaxy‚ the Milky Way. In the 1920s‚ the small‚ diffuse patches in the sky were termed

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    the new century turns about‚ NASA reaches across the universe. The Rover is still currently exploring Mars after its arrival with his brother Spirt in 2004. While Cassini orbits around Saturn‚ Juno will trek his way to Jupiter. The Hubble Space Telescope examines and discovers the innermost workings of the universe. NASA is in the business

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    “Beyond the Milky Way” “The History of the Hubble Telescope” By: Steven Radziul DeVry University Since the Age of Man and Woman‚ We have been staring up into the sky‚ wondering clearly what is out there. The stars and planets have always been our close neighbors‚ from navigation‚ to philosophy and even religion‚ the stars and planets have always been our friend. Man has stood to the highest peak staring out into the sky‚ wondering clearly to see what is out there. He has invented instruments

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    declared himself a Copernican. Galileo Galilei made many discoveries that changed astronomy greatly. He used the telescope to observe the sky‚ he helped find information to support the Copernican theory‚ and he made many ground breaking discoveries that furthered the world’s astronomical knowledge. Galileo Galilei is one

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    1. What was the first planet to be discovered using the telescope‚ in 1781?   2. What V-word is defined as "the ability of a liquid to resist flowing".   3. What unit of measure was originally designed to be one forty-millionth of the Earth’s circumference?   4. What’s sometimes dubbed Biosphere I?   5. What are "human incubation chambers" heated to before Gillette’s odor judges test deodorants by smelling human armpits?   6. What antidepressant is most often referred to by snide shrinks

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