Astronomy

a few notice that most roller coasters are in the form of a parabola. Parabolas can be found in most things we encounter every day. A parabola forms when a comet shoots across the sky. Parabolas have helped mankind in many ways. One example, is astronomy. Sometimes, parabolas are used to determine the distance of the rocket ship traveling up in the…

in 6th century BCE India, the same time Buddhism was developing. Beginning in the 6th century BCE, Jainism evolved into a cultural system that has made significant contributions to Indian philosophy and logic, art and architecture, mathematics, astronomy and astrology, and literature. Along with Hinduism and Buddhism, it is one of the three most ancient…

My years in high school were quite thrilling and adventurous. Starting as a freshman, I had no idea where I was going and what was going to be expected of me. Over the years I became involved with extracurricular activities which led to my primary interest I had developed in technology and the sciences. As a freshman I joined the Students with Future Interests in Technology Club, Spanish Club, and Robotics Club. These clubs stayed with me till I graduated high school and I have loved them ever…

Von Braun was an Engineer and a rocket expert who was born on 23rd March in Wirsitz, Germany. He received telescope by his mother at a young age, which developed the passion of astronomy in him. In 1925 Von lived with his family in Berlin, during the time Von was living in Berlin he began reading ‘ The Rocket into Interplanetary Space’ which motivated Von to study maths and science. The passion for science made him the top student at school. In the late 1920s Von enrolled at the Berlin…

he was interpreted a horoscope for a client (Ibid). He started realizing why astrology should not be practiced (Ibid). First of all, one should not confuse astronomy and astrology. Astronomy is the study of outer space and the objects in it. Astrology is the study of how the planets and stars affect the lives and behaviors of people. Astronomy is true, while astrology is false. Astrology has its beginning back thousands of years ago. The gods, whom the…

With the discovery of water on Mars, the life expectation on Mars is increased in the minds of people. According to NASA, it is found that early atmosphere of Mars was as thick as or even thicker than Earth’s atmosphere today. NASA has also discovered that the air on Mars, whatever is left, is leaking into the space at a speed of half a pound per second. The new readings taken by NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission, shortly known as Maven, show that whenever a solar storm hits…

Although Copernicus was right about a few things, he was wrong about the idea of the Sun being the center of the universe and being motionless because in fact the Sun did move as well as the stars. Also, Ptolemy and Copernicus both believed the orbits of the planets were circular, but they were actually elliptical. While the Ptolemy’s geocentric model was really good at predicting planetary positioning, it wasn't accurate. Copernicus’s model explained the true motions of planets, using the…

Was born in October 1, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father was a civil engineer and his mother worked for the U.S postal service. They lived in Milford Ohio until his father died, and his mom moved the family back to her Native Chicago. As a child George enjoyed visiting Chicago museums, libraries,planetariums,and was a member of the Chicago Rocket Society and various science clubs . In 1957, Carruthers earned his high school diploma from Englewood High School Chicago, also the same year the…

Scholars today have long debated about whether or not there was a Scientific Revolution during the 15th and 17th century. Political revolutions are easy to identify, due to actual events that occurred, which often identify as life altering events, such as change of regimes. However, social, cultural and intellectual revolutions on the other hand are more difficult to identify. They are often slower, and less momentous, but their impact on society are far greater than any political uprising. One…

subjects to study and although they were often different, there were abundant similarities between them and ultimately the values that each of these three cultures possessed. Students in China studied a wide variety of subjects including music, astronomy, geography and military strategy. They were also expected to study the masters, classics, histories and current events. Students were to read and memorize many texts including books on literature such as the Classics of Changes, Documents and…