Astronomy

In the Confession’s introduction, Augustine used repetition of grammatical forms in the same sentence, Isocolon. “The more Augustine learnt about astronomy, the greater the tension in his adherence to the Manichee faith.”(Introduction, XV) The sentence tells us how Augustine continued in association with astronomy and slowly ceased his belief in the Manichee community. Augustine reflects on his own speech, “But in these words what have I said, my God, my life, my holy sweetness?” (Bk. I, p.5)…

of the known world during that time and he also came up with system of latitude and longitude (Russell). Also, an interesting fact about Eratosthenes was that he was the first to use the word geography (Crystal). Eratosthenes contributions to Astronomy was his star catalog that contained 675 stars, his invention of the Armillary sphere which is a mechanical device that helped with the demonstration and prediction of motions of the different objects in space, and some say he was measured the…

her two brothers Wilson L. Cannon and Robert B. Cannon,also her half sisters Ella Cannon, Mary E. Cannon, and Esther Cannon. She attended Wellesley college while there she studied physics, astronomy, and mathematics. She graduated in 1884 with her bachelor degree and went to focus astronomy at Radcliffe college. Then she was hired as an assistant at Harvard Observatory. Her hourly earning was around 50 cents. While there she joined a group of women called “…

in the south-west of Germany. Where he mainly studied theology and philosophy, but also mathematics and astronomy. 3. Growing up Johannes was a very ill looking boy, mentally and physically. His mother Katharina Guldenmann was an herbalist, but his poor vision was an issue for him and his crippled hands due to small-pox, left him at a disadvantage when it came to observing aspects of astronomy. 4.…

Alejandro Lopez Mrs. Gray Math II Honors 14 September 2016 Annie Jump Cannon Annie Jump Cannon was born on December 11, 1863 in Dover, Delaware. Annie Jump Cannon was an astronomer, she had studied physics, mathematics, and astronomy at Wellesley College, she was a good student in mathematics, she went and worked at Harvard Observatory. She became a path that strong women want to follow in science, she discovered 300 variable stars and invented her own system of classification, which became the…

example, in Astronomy scientists took Copernicus’ model to explain the heliocentric model that everything revolves around the Sun. There are also models of what our universe looks like due to the pictures that have come back from the Hubble Telescope. People can then use various models to test their theories of other aspects of science and/or astronomy specifically. Domain Specific: Methodology 1: Think like a NASA Engineer and how they would develop space exploration probes. In…

as they were able to predict solar and lunar eclipses with mathematical tables from 300 CE. The Maya also had important past knowledge from generations of astronomer-priests, which helped them make accurate observations of Venus and the Moon. Astronomy was sometimes associated with architecture as well, as the Maya built certain structures in relation to celestial bodies. They believed the moon, planets, and the sun represented a certain gods. One of these gods was the serpent god. "The…

Space Telescope into orbit, but there are many extraordinary discovers and boundaries that were pushed going through this journey. In 1990 a telescope called the Hubble Space Telescope, created by an astronomer named Edwin Hubble. Which allowed astronomy to grow creating more hypothesis and theories, based on information gathered from the telescope. The Hubble Telescope is one of the most important scientific instruments in US history. According to spacetelascope.org Edwin Hubble was an…

From simple agricultural civilizations to large and advanced empires, the Classical Period, from 1000 B.C.E. to 500 C.E., was one of the most important and developmental periods in human history. During this period, several large civilizations developed in the Middle East and Asia. These civilizations made many advancements in areas such as politics, economy, technology, art, and religion. Two major civilizations that developed during the classical period were China and the Indian subcontinent.…

It’s undeniable that new technology has brought some wonderful innovations to our lives. Whether it be bringing the joys of life back to disabled people such as Stephen Hawking, or allowing us to order pizzas with the click of a mouse. It has also completely revolutionized the way we learn. We no longer write a paper. We type a paper. What was once the job of a plethora of books is now the job of one search engine. With this new technology, the world is at our fingertips. But, is this change…