An English scientist‚ Isaac Newton‚ helped to bring together the observations of Copernicus‚ Kepler‚ and Galileo in a single theory of motion. Using his physics and mathematics background‚ Newton was able to connect the fact that all physical objects were affected equally
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of matter for life was accepted by other scientists of the time. Aristotle capitalized on this theory with his belief that everything fell into the category of inanimate‚ sea and air‚ plants‚ or‚ animals‚ which were at the top. Aristotle would observe animals and he categorized them into major groups. In Egypt “scientists” used herbs and other ingredients for what they thought of as “magic” to help life grow and heal the sick. Ancient egyptian scientists were mostly priests and learned their craft
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science‚ which eventually saw him turn to the philosophy of science. His ideas were influenced strongly by the time he spent studying the works of historical scientists‚ such as Aristotle and Copernicus‚ in their original contexts. Kuhn were published his seminal work‚ The Structure of Scientific Revolutions in 1962. Kuhn describes the work of scientists in a scientific field as being conducted under the banner of a ‘paradigm’‚ which he defined as “universally recognized scientific achievements that for a time
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“Mapmaking” of science is exceptionally good but scientists must not take this idea as a big type of map because all scientists are naturally biased in their own way‚ so their information or claim might not always be accurate and there might also be limitations. Every since Albert Einstein’s science era‚ science has expanded and became so much larger that what we can know. However‚ the science itself hasn’t shown the whole reality yet. Scientists these days are trying to approach to reality step-by-step
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In spring of 1989‚ two scientists by the name of Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann announced that they had found a way to create nuclear fusion in a relatively simple and cheap way. Superhot fusion is the process in which deuterium‚ a heavier form of hydrogen‚ is held within a magnetic field and heated to tens of millions of degrees. The nuclei of the atoms fuse‚ and heat energy is released. This kind of fusion happens in our solar system’s sun. This type of fusion is known to occur‚ but recreating
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for us to find a book that interests us. 1 Just as with books‚ scientists use a similar approach to categorize all the animals that have ever lived on Earth. They look at each animal’s anatomy and behaviors. Then scientists identify animals with similar traits and group them together. From there‚ scientists make further distinctions among animals of a given group. Larger groups are divided into many smaller groups. Scientists continue this process until they can dissect the group no more.
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Most scientists think that our solar system was made from a nearby star‚ called the supernova. These scientists believe that the explosion of the supernova squeezed a nearby cloud of dust‚ causing it to collapse. When the gravity gathered the dust together‚ it formed something called a solar nebula. Soon‚ the cloud became hotter‚ a disk of gas surrounding it. Molecules gathered in a clump as the disk got smaller. Scientists believe in this theory using technology. They used this technology to observe
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For many years‚ politicians‚ scientists and even civilians have voiced their opinions of the United States’ high usage of oil. These legitimate concerns have raised questions surrounding what steps should be taken in an effort to minimize the country’s dependency on other countries for this resource. Scientists continue to work on more reliable solutions in relation to this dilemma. Past research has shown that hydrogen fuel cells can quite possibly replace the country’s current usage of oil while
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science‚ genes and how they reproduce was one of the greatest mysteries. That was until February 28th‚ 1953 when scientists James Watson‚ Francis Crick‚ Rosalind Franklin‚ Raymond Gosling‚ and Maurice Wilkins made breakthroughs in the discovery the double helix structure of DNA. The story of their fame and success is portrayed in the movie The Race for the Double Helix. In this film‚ the scientists use two different techniques in their research of DNA. In the end‚ the double helix is discovered when Watson
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totally forgo the hard work and dedication past scientists have put in to developing standards and models that everyone can use worldwide. Hundreds of years ago‚ scientists worked to create methods of classifying and interpreting data that could be read and understood by people universally. In September of 1999‚ scientists at NASA lost contact with a multi-million dollar project during an atmospheric entry to mars all because of a human error. Scientists from different fields came together to design
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