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    the 16th and 17th centuries, Europe went through a revolution of thought in science, mathematics, philosophy, and astronomy. The perspective of the universe became scientific-based, and religion lost its prestige to science. The work of a small number of great European intellectuals such as Nicolaus Copernicus, Tyco Brahe, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, and Isaac Newton in astronomy and mathematics and…

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    earned this title by hosting and instructing in multiple forms media about astronomy and science such as television shows, podcast and the News. A few of shows and podcast he…

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    Pythagoras Research Paper

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    and him by herself most of the time but Pythagoras did travel often with his dad. He was talented in mathematics and music at a young age. He then was educated under a man named Thales, who lived nearby, and under him he studied mathematics and astronomy. When he was twenty he traveled to Egypt and Babylonia to study…

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    join a community of friends, partnerships, and teamwork. ASTRONOMY Space is the endless void between all the celestial bodies, the (former) final frontier for humans, and eventually the future of mankind. The study of the endless cosmos around our little planet ignited my love for science as a youth. When I was young, all the books that I ever read were related to space and I hope to one day become an astronomer when I become an adult. Astronomy has always been an interesting topic for me and…

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    Under the International Year of Astronomy, 400 years from Galileo Galilei discovered Saturn's rings and disprove claims about the alleged lack of perfection of the Moon and Mars' rotation around the Earth, the National Autonomous University of Mexico, through the Directorate General for Promotion of Science and the Institute of Nuclear Sciences, pays tribute to legendary Italian astronomer with the exhibition "The Galilean Month" in the Universum Science Museum. Lectures by scientists and…

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    Zodiac Legends

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    what astrology is to astronomy, the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth (Voltaire n.p). Astrology and Astronomy are different although they are often confused with one another. Astrology is the movement of the stars and astronomy is the study of stars and planets. Astrologers look into the heavens and find the answers they are looking for then make charts and maps based on what they find (Woolfolk et. al. n.p).“Astrology is Astronomy brought down to…

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    result, she was able to pursue her long latent talents and inclinations for math, science, and astronomy. Following her demise, she…

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    Separate areas within the hospitals back then were set aside for people with diseases. Ibn and his studies changed the outcome of medical history with his books. The most important and influential muslim inventions that changed the world was medicine, astronomy, and geography. Their are people that will argue with this statement, but, the evidence shows otherwise. Some may say that music is the most important Muslim innovation. It says in the Huffington Post “ The modern guitar developed as a…

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    Due to encouragement from the Mongolian rulers, the religious culture of the Yuan Dynasty received an all-round development. The Mongolians' own religion, Buddhism as well as the traditional Chinese religion of Taoism simultaneously acquired their positions in the Yuan society. There were two original religions that belonged to the Mongolian Minority, respectively called Shamanism and Totemism. The followers of Shamanism believed in the existence of Jinn. Early in the period of the Mongolian…

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    from other culture, nation, or empire to protect and translate it. Since the House of Wisdom is known as a center of learning, it is primarily used as a library in Baghdad. The House of Wisdom contained book on many subjects such as philosophy, astronomy, algebra, zoology, and literature. There…

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