Christiaan Huygens

two light waves from the two slits are going to interfere with one another. So the question becomes, why are there different light and dark bands? To make sense of this, Young incorporated Christiaan Huygens’ theory of wave interference and Augustin Fresnel’s adaptation of Huygens’ Principle, referred to as Huygens-Fresnel Principle (Homer 137). The light from the bottom slit has to travel a little farther than the top slit to get to the same point. If that difference is exactly one wavelength,…

theorised that they were arms of Saturn instead. That’s when Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens came in to prove his theory wrong. Due to improved telescopes, he was able to realize that they were, in fact, not arm, but a complex ring system. To add onto that, he also discovered one of the largest moons in our system, Titan, which again, is part of greco-roman mythological naming trend that was going on at the time. Huygens has a space probe named after him, which is actually exploring the very…

Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz was born on July 1, 1646 in the city of Leipzig. Leipzig lies in the west of The Free State of Saxony, in what was once The Holy Roman Empire, and is now referred to as Germany. Being located at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, Leipzig has always been an important trade city and center for culture and philosophical learning. This being said, most education was restricted to Latin literature, as it was for Gottfried. However, when he was six,…

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun with the largest ring system, which makes it one of the most easily identified planet for stargazers (figure 1). How Saturn got these fascinating rings around it is still a mystery to scientists today. There are many theories that will be discussed in this paper, but it is possible that no one could ever really know for sure. However, Saturn is not the only planet with a ring system, there are a few others but nothing as extravagant as what Saturn has.…

After four hundred years of its invention, it became an important scientific instrument, a symbol of science. All through the 400 years history, this invention changed our view of the universe, our thoughts, societies and even our thoughts. This incredible scientific instrument has been built by the famous astronomer and philosopher from Pisa, Galileo Galilei. This invention can make far objects appear closer when viewed through one end of its long pipe. It was a telescope. The telescope’s…

Animation To start with it would be needed to know what animation is. The dictionary definition of animation is “A technique used in motion pictures or video production, produced frame by frame, in which inanimate objects, such as cartoon drawings or puppets, appear to move of their own accord” , which is an overcomplicated way of saying making it look like a drawing is moving. Animation in the past half-century has made leaps and bounds in terms of improvement to reach where it is today. Such…

kind, it was named the Atmospheric Steam-Engine and provided ground breaking success in the field. The Newcomen steam engine was a conglomerate of advancements made by previous engineers who had worked on this machine. It had the engine of Christiaan Huygens, a prominent Dutch scientist and mathematician, and the cylinder and pistons made from the improvements of Dennis Papin, a French inventor. Newcommen success came from the ability to combine the designers from these innovators into a…

The modern day telescope is a complex device made up of carefully placed parts that have evolved over hundreds of years. Since it’s creation in the 16th century, it has been used for significant discoveries contributing towards many scientific discoveries. From refraction to reflection we have made significant advancements in this seemingly basic technology to allow us to see both clearer and further. As knowledge of our planet and surroundings grows, as does the technology we use to survey it.…

Time Management and Accountability By the end of this essay I will have will stated the genesis and importance of the phrase and furthermore; some personal meanings and routines or systems. In order to give my best opinion in on the following topics “Time Management and Accountability”. First I will break down the phrase word by word and try to throw in a little etymology. In order to give my best opinion in on the following topics “Time Management and Accountability”. Definitions of time:…