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    Uranus Discovery

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    technology allow us‚ had been identified "before recorded history"‚ as an article about the discovery in "Science and It’s Times" explains (Schlager 1). Hershel‚ as a budding astronomer‚ had a desire to explore more that what the naked eye‚ or his weak telescopes‚ could offer him‚ so he began experimenting to craft new‚ more powerful instruments. These more powerful

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    Galileo Accomplishments

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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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    Introduction Isaac newton—English astronomer‚ physicist‚ mathematician‚ and scientist—became interested in science as a boy and even invented several devises while he was still young. He attended Cambridge University and later taught there. In Optics‚ newton published his principles of light and colour‚ and in his mathematical principles of natural philosophy (also known as the principia)‚ he discussed the laws of motion and the theory of gravity. Besides his scientific study‚ he spent much time

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    Kepler Mission

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    observations using other telescopes with observations done by Kepler team members (Site 2). Us as human being can only think and wonder if there is life outside of this planet. The Kepler mission is our chance to find out. Kepler launched on March 6‚ 2009‚ and has been on the hunt for exoplanets (Site 2). The Kepler instrument is a specially designed 0.95-meter diameter telescope called a photometer or light meter. It has a very large field of view for an astronomical telescope 105 square degrees‚ which

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    The Computer Applications program is for students who want to use the computer as a tool of productivity. The General Education courses‚ in conjunction with specialized courses‚ provide a broad foundation and sharpen students’ skills in preparation for entry into or advancement in today’s workplace. This curriculum‚ following the database systems track‚ provides training‚ skills‚ and knowledge that prepare students for employment as entry-level database programmers and designers; or provides

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    Albinism

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    Albinism What is albinism? Albinism is a genetic disorder that can affect all organisms with vertebrae. What does it do? Simple‚ Albinism causes a partial or complete lack of pigmentation in an organism. Or in layman terms‚ people affected with albinism lack the chemical that makes their body a certain color‚ be it black‚ yellow‚ or red. They’re also characterized by their glowing red eyes‚ making them often accused of being possessed by the devil. Albino’s are also unnaturally pale and also

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    Bree give each other some tips about the places that both of them are moving to‚ and make each other feel more confident about it. After the storm ends‚ everybody goes out and they look through the telescope‚ although‚ Bree isn’t willing to‚ but they force her. Right when she sets her eye on the telescope‚ so many thoughts rush through her head. She is thinking about various different things‚ “It’s so beautiful and mysterious and powerful. This enormous rock controls so much of what happens on our

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    Dark Matter Abstract

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    done in May challenges that of the ATIC. This study conducted using data from the Fermi Large Area Telescope was presented by the researchers at the American Physical Society meeting in Denver‚ Colorado‚ in April 2009. Steven Ritz an active researcher rejected the findings at the ATIC in saying "We have much better statistics and can tell you we do not see so extreme a feature." The Fermi Telescope built by NASA is an orbiting observatory used to detect high energy outputs‚ originally designed for

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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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    Traverse

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    Topic 4 Traverse Survey LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this topic‚ you should be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Outline the basic components of a theodolite; Carry out temporary adjustments of a theodolite; Compute and adjust a theodolite traverse; Compute coordinates for traversing; and Determine the nature of errors affecting the traverse work. INTRODUCTION Traversing is a form of a control survey that requires the establishment of a series of stations that are linked together by angles

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