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    Report Levelling

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    (Two Peg Test) Introduction Two Peg test need to carry out before we start the levelling job to ensure the instrument in good condition 1.0 Aim Peg Test is a surveying operation carried out to determine if the leveling bubble (bubble axis) and telescope line-of-sight ( line of collimation )are parallel. 2.0 Equipments 3.1 Level and Tripod ( 1 set) 3.2 Staff ( 2 sets ) 3.3 Staff bubble (2 sets ) 3.4 Tape ( 1 set ) 3.0 Procedures 4.5 Each group will be required

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    mathematics. Newton discovered many of the laws and theories that enabled us to further our understanding of the universe‚ but also allowed scientists in the future to use these tools to discover how to enter space. Newton built the first reflecting telescope and changed the way we think about light and colour as he developed a theory that colours were a characteristic of light. These scientific discoveries have contributed to important discoveries in today’s society. These are the introduction of milled

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    Making things look bigger When you use an optical instrument‚ whether it be something very simple like a magnifying glass‚ or more complicated like a telescope or microscope‚ you’re usually trying to make things look bigger so you can more easily see fine details. One thing to remember about this is that if you want to make things look bigger‚ you’re always going to use converging mirrors or lenses. Diverging mirrors or lenses always give smaller images. When using a converging lens‚ it’s helpful

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    admitted to Trinity College‚ Cambridge. he was awarded a scholarship in 1664. Revolution of earth: Newton studied Keplar’s law of planetary motion and concluded that the earth revolves around sun in an eclipse manner. Newton’s reflecting telescope: Telescope was discovered by Galileo. But while he was watching the stars or planets through it‚ there were fringes around the objects though they were not present. Until Newton’s discovery‚ it was followed that light consist of a single wavelength

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    large proper motions. Astronomy Letters‚ 36(8)‚583.doi:10.1134/S1063773710080062 konrad B. Krauskopf‚ A. B. (2012). the physical universe (fifteenth edition ed.). McGraw-hill. Lacki‚ B. C. (2011). Cherenkov telescopes as optical telescopes for bright sources: today ’s specialized 30-m telescopes?. Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society‚ 416(4)‚ 3075-3082.doi:10.1111.1365-2966.2011.19255.x Muldrew‚ (2012). Muldrew‚ S. I.‚ Croton‚ D. J.‚ Skibba‚ R. A.‚ Pearce‚ F. R.‚ Ann‚ H.‚ Baldry‚ I. K

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    foundation to Sir Isaac Newton’s later chip away at widespread attraction. In any case‚ Kepler made numerous different commitments to science also. He found another star (a supernova); he dissected how the human eye functions; he made upgrades to the telescope‚ and made different commitments in the field of optics. He distributed precise information on the positions of stars and planets which were of enormous quality to pilots. He made different commitments to arithmetic‚ including quicker systems for

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    Sir Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton had made many inventions and discoveries‚ allowing science to advance in an uncountable number of ways. He was truly an amazing man. Newton was very smart even at a very young age. Throughout his college years as well as into his teaching career is when he made most of his discoveries in the mathematical and scientific fields. He will be remembered and respected for the lasting impact he had on the modern world. Newton should be looked upon as a role model for

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    La Lunette d’approche La Lunette d’approche or The Telescope is an oil on canvas painting created by René Magritte in 1963. This particular art piece‚ The Telescope‚ is often given a false title including “The Field Glass”. This artwork shows a window portraying a partly cloudy sky‚ but with one window door slightly opened‚ showing a hint of perplexing darkness. The Telescope‚ along with many other of Magritte’s pieces‚ were created in such a unique and different style that it provoked thoughts

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    It then shows the Church wanting to bonk Galileo with his telescope‚ showing that the Church did not like his discovery (“Galileo Describes”). This image greatly depicts how the Church sounds like a scientist from the Middle Ages. They did not observe or experiment with anything‚ and rather came up with their own

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    He was motivated by Copernicus’s idea of the sun being the center of the universe which many astronomy acumens didn’t agree with. Through his telescope‚ Galileo observed that planets existed on their own right. He was also able to observe the moon which he said was formed by Moon Mountains and craters. Although Galileo did not come into full agreement with Copernicus’s initial idea of the sun being

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