Astronomy

rugged, unfertile desert, with glimpses of green, which grace either side of the Nile river. This location harbored a civilization, a third dynasty, which changed the course of history through its many technological advancements in mathematics, astronomy, and medicine. Djoser, the first king of the “Old kingdom,” headed these technological advancements sometime between 2691 and 2625 BC by commencing the construction of the first pyramids, the step pyramid (Fichner-Rathus). This can be…

In our world there are so many aspects. All of the aspects are come from human life that has many contribute in this world. Those aspects are politics, economic, social, and culture. Culture is one part of the aspect that also has influence in human life. One thing that we should know about the aspect is, the aspect is so many influences in our life and other place. Not only our life, in government life, and in international life also. As well with culture, because of culture at the past some…

and his family moved to Florence in 1574 where he was educated in the Camaldolese Monastery at Vallombrosa. He had interests and focused on Science and Mathematics until he died. Galileo Galilei is a hero because he contributed to modern physics, astronomy, and enlightening people by publishing educational books. First, Galileo Galilei was a hero because he discovered physics theories that are still used by people. One of his famous physics theories is Motion theory. Throughout many…

that rivaled Roman ones II. Classic-Era Culture and Society in Mesoamerica, 200-900 a. Mesoamerican Civilizations i. Unified by religion, culture, and social structures ii. Had different languages iii. Had many achievements in agriculture, science/astronomy, math, politics, trade, and religion iv. Cities were centered around religion v. Organization helped in achievements, rather than new technology b. Teotihuacan i. An important city that was 30 miles northeast of…

Rebecca McKenney Astronomy 101 Mrs. Alburg 25 March 2017 Chapter 2 Review Questions 1. For each of the following wavelength, state whether it is in the radio, microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-Ray, or gamma portion of the electromagnetic spectrum and explain your answer. (Page 37 – 38) Original Number Nanometer (nm) Micrometer (μm) Millimeter (mm) Centimeter (cm) Meter (m) Kilometers (km) Angstrom (Å) 2.6 μm 2,600 2.6 0.0026 0.00026 0.0000026 0.0000000000026 26,000 34 m…

Plato began to second guess his place in the world. During this time, Plato began to consider how the well-being of people in Athens could be best served. Within in this time, around 409 BC, Plato met Socrates and became his follower. Socrates was a famous figure in the city of Athens due to his intellectual unorthodoxy. Plato found his interest in philosophy because of Socrates. It is the thought that Socrates directed his disciple’s studies toward the questions of virtue and how it establishes…

Michala Wood Islam:Empire of faith This movie Islam:Empire of faith was broke up into several parts. First Islam/Koran then Muslims, Muhammad, buildings. The things they did for us and made up in the past like math,engineering, astronomy, medicine, paper & publishing. Saladin, Mehmet, Suleyman where very important in this movie. What was good about the film was it went into great detail and explained everything out well. Also it had beautiful pictures. We learned that the religious faith…

Sir Isaac Newton was a mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He was born on January 4, 1643 in Woolsthorpe, England. His father was a farmer. Newton spent his early years waiting tables, and cleaning up the bedrooms of wealthier kids. After his father died, his mom married a minister and left Isaac to live with his grandmother. When her second husband died she went back to live with Isaac along with her other children. Isaac went to King’s School in Grantham, England. Here he met an…

With the birth of the Renaissance in Italy during the 14th century, emerged new and radical ideas which contradicted the orthodox teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Renaissance writers and artists, such as Machiavelli, da Vinci, and Raphael, blatantly challenged these teachings and values through the use of increasingly influential philosophies such as secularism, individualism, and humanism in their work. Secularism, the idea that religion should not be integrated with matters of the…

immortal and he put the head under a stone.One of the current events that is happening is the mars rover mission. They are basically selecting people to go to mars. In the future mars missions, they will have a better, more advanced rover. I think that astronomy is an ongoing process because there is still a lot to explore and we have no idea what is still out there. One of the main reasons is because of time for ancient Muslims and Arabs. Also determination of directions,…