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    astronomer, and astrologer. Conjuring up one of science's most revolutionary laws, dealing with planetary motion that has consequently becoming one of his most famous works. His works have even influenced awe-inspiring scientist such as Isaac Newton. Newton implemented his works and connected it with his own to fully explain the complexities of the solar system. (Wikipedia, Kepler's laws of planetary motion, n.d.). However, most of his explanations for why such motions happen are not accepted,…

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    Isaac Newton is mainly known for his great achievements in science. But Isaac Newton was very involved with the Anglican Church and did support a lot of great things. We won't get to that just yet, let's start from the beginning where it all began. “On January 4, 1643, Isaac Newton was born in the hamlet of Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England (using the "old" Julien calendar, Newton's birth date is sometimes displayed as December 25, 1642)” (A&E Networks Television). Newtons dad passed away three…

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    Newton was born on January 4, 1643, in Woolsthorpe, England and died in London on March 31, 1727. He made many great scientific discoveries in the categories of optics, motion, and mathematics. With these discoveries, he became known as one of the greatest minds of the 17th century Scientific Revolution. He wrote about these discoveries by publishing a book called Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. This book became known as the most influential book on physics. Newton’s father was a…

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    scholars in the late Middle Ages. Nicolaus Copernicus challenged Ptotemy’s geocentric. Johannes Kepler used many mathematical laws to assure what the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus’s theories was true. Galileo made varieties of scientific advances. Isaac Newton formed all physical objects were affected by the same force which was gravity. Many different…

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    “Galileo, a famous Italian astronomer, is known for many things. He discovered the four moons of Jupiter, modified the telescope to be able to see farther distances, designed the first pendulum clock, and had so many theories about the universe.” (http://www.space.com/15589-galileo-galilei.html) Eventhough, Galileo and the church did not agree his theories can be proven true. “Galileo was born in Pisa in 1564. He was a cloth merchant, musician, and member of the minor nobility. He enrolled at…

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    “Education is a poor man's haven” by Vikrant Parsai. In a translation to the proverb it's saying that education is a key element when someone living a poor life plans to live their dreams. The proverb is used in everyday society, everybody knows the smart kid in school yet often times they're not the ones to succeed since they most likely live a sheltered life yet, obviously, it's not always the case, but usually if anyone is to succeed, it's the poor kid who nobody believes will achieve…

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    1727. He was a physicist and a mathematician who developed the principles of modern physics, also the laws of motion, and was credited with one of the greatest minds of the 17th century. Newton made discoveries in optics, motion and mathematics. In 1668 he designed and constructed a reflecting telescope. Newton created a theory of gravity, it states that two objects attract each other with a force of gravitational attraction that's proportional to their masses and inversely proportional to the…

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    Issac newton was born on January 4, 1643 in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England. Newtons father (also Issac newton) died (at 36) shortly before he was born,he was a farmer. A little while after his mother was remarried and at the age of three he went to live with his grandmother. Issac was not fond of his stepdad and began to resent his parent at a very young age, it is said his family issues contributed to lifelong insecurity. At the age of 12 he went to study at the kings school…

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    Monday marks Columbus Day for people in the United States, but did you know there was a lunar twist to the famous explorer's journey? On Oct. 12, 1492, Columbus came ashore on an island northeast of Cuba, which he later named San Salvador (Holy Savior). Over the next 10 years Columbus would make three more voyages to the "New World." On his fourth and final voyage, while exploring the coast of Central America, Columbus found himself in dire straits. He left Cádiz, Spain, on May 11, 1502, with…

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    Honor means great respect for what you have done especially big accomplishments. Honor is when someone respects you for your accomplishments. Scientist Ernest Rutherford was born on August 30, 1871, in Spring Grove New Zealand. A pioneer of nuclear physics and the first to split the atom in half he was awarded the 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his theory of atomic structure. His father James had little education and struggled to support the large family of 14 but his mother Martha worked…

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