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    Intro: The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment are typically taught alongside one another and share connections. The Scientific Revolution was first brought about around the year 1540 and continued until the 1700s. European scholars used the time to understand the fundamentals in which the natural world worked, which are used in modern science today. Rather than be called scientists, they referred to themselves as natural philosophers instead. The Enlightenment began after the…

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    Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was one of India’s most distinguished scientist, 11th President of India and the recipient of the most prestigious Bharat Ratna, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan-the country’s three highest civilian honours. Due to his great contribution in the field of space research and missile development, he came to be known as the Missile Man of India. In spite of being such an eminent personality, he remained humane and humble throughout his life. Though he came from a poor family…

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    The article I chose to write about is “The Robot Invasion.” This article is informative on how robots could in the future replace humans. It discusses scientific research and break throughs to justify the authors points. Anyone in the working class should read this article, and educate themselves on how far robots have come. “The Robot Invasion” is written by Charlie Gillis. The main idea is to inform people of the change to come in a world pertaining to robots. The authors tone is formal, and…

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    RAMANUJAN’S CONTRIUTION IN MATHEMATICS: Ramanujan’s main contribution in mathematics discusses on mainly in the analytic also game theory and infinite series. He made many in depth analytics in order for the aim to solve various mathematical problems by bringing to light new and novel ideas that gave impetus to progress of game theory. He was such a mathematical genius that he discovered his own theorems of different kinds. Ramanujan stands upright most of the time, he is one of the greatest…

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    Galileo Galilei once said “All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” Born in Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564 Galilei was an Italian astronomer, mathematician, and physicist. Who then died on January 8, 1642. He was a man of many talents who was able to invent his own telescope. He invented his first telescope in 1609, Galileo built on the work of others to create a telescope with around 3x magnification, he later improved on this to make…

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    Aryabhatiyam Case Study

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    CTET FEB (2016) - PAPER 2 SOCIAL STUDIES 44. (4) Famous Indian mathematician Aryabhata wrote the famous Aryabhatiyam book. The Aryabhatiyam is reference manual for mathematics and many of its facts and figures are still used in the modern society. The book was written in Sanskrit language and comprises 121 verses. 45. (2) Lord Buddha delivered his first lesson at Sarnath to his five beloved disciples (name). The very first lesson delivered by Lord Buddha is popularly known as Dharmachakra…

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    Nikola Tesla was an innovative intellectual of the Gilded Age whose ideas were far ahead of his time. The modern world would be nothing like it is today without Tesla’s insights. He revolutionized the scientific community and the world’s knowledge of electric current, but there were plenty of other interesting facets of his life and career. He was much more than an engineer, and unfortunately, many of his peers underestimated him on account of his quirkiness and battle with mental illness.…

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    Donald Duck Analysis

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    The journey Donald Duck is taking in this short film tells the origins of mathematics and how mathematics can be found in everyday life. The film shows you how it all began by taking Donald back to ancient Greece. Pythagoras is the father of mathematics and he showed us how everything does in fact include math in it. Pythagoras learned that from taking one thread of string and dividing it in half then dividing that in half and so on, he learned they each have their own tones due to each length…

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    Galileo Galilei once said, “Passion is the genesis of genius”. I think of Galileo Galilei as an example of the relationship between Culture and Personal Passion. Through his personal history, the force of his ideas and his impetus he became one of the most inspiring people for the humankind. Our current conception of the universe's order, the bases of the modern notion of nature and Jupiter's four moons are some of his discoveries, findings that by the way, continue resonating. Today, we…

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    The Age of Enlightenment was a time that saw the separation between science and religion disappear. A new mindset had been born during this time period, and these motives lead to the challenge of authoritative figures. This clash between an already established aspect of society, and a new and growing concept created advancements and developments amongst many subjects including medicine, science, technology, and also alternative beliefs. At this time, the development of science led to rational…

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