Lunar eclipse

theories of the construction of Stonehenge. Tiner gives an example of how they found tools when they dug around Stonehedge. The uses of Stonehedge are very broad, I believe the reason why Stonehedge was built was to compute the dates of Solar and lunar eclipses. Overall, I thought both authors did an excellent job at describing the mysteries of Stonehedge. They gave detail on the reasons behind it. While Stonehedge is still a mystery one thing that we fully understand is Stonehedge is a…

terms of mathematical models of the universe (V. Gaffney, 2013). For example, one of the previous explanations of a lunar eclipses was that the dragon was eating up the moon. But the Greeks recognized that it was the earth’s shadow cast on the moon when both were aligned with the sun. By noting the intervals, they were able to predict the time of eclipses and tell whether the Eclipses would be full or partial. The Greeks also taught explanations for the movement of the planets. Such…

Jack O’Keefe Ramsdem, Stephen W. "Total Eclipse of the Sun." Sky Watch (1089-4888), Jan. 2017, p. 48. EBSCOhost, With less than a year left, America is getting closer to its solar eclipse. This major event should be happening on August 21st 2017. The solar eclipse will be a one time thing for some people in their lives and they would ever want to have to miss a once in a lifetime opportunity. With social media and just the media in general, this event will be one of the most popular phenomenons…

History has seen its fair share of great architectural works, from the Roman Colosseum and the Great Pyramids of Ancient Egypt, to the more modernized Casa Batlló of Barcelona and the Empire State Building of New York. These pinnacles of architecture helped define their societies with their exterior beauty and their underlying meaning. But, there is one monument in particular that to this day, that has still not been fully understood in regards to its origin and meaning. This monument is one…

longtime friend Jadeaphonies. Some rumor has been going around saying you do not believe the earth is round? Well I’m here to tell you that you’re really wrong I mean why would I lie to you we have been friends forever. Weren't you there during the lunar eclipse? I am going to tell you exactly why the earth is round. You do not want everyone to think you’re dumb. But I your best friend and at that a Geologist am here to make you smart again. One day I saw a ship coming over toward me, But I…

gravitational pulls on Earth are responsible for this natural phenomenon creating the tides. Tides occur because the Moon's gravity decreases with distance from the Moon. 4. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is positioned directly between the Sun and the Moon and the Earth casts a shadow on Moon. A solar eclipse happens when the moon is positioned directly between the Earth and the Sun and the Earth passes into the shadow of the moon. 5. The Earth depends on…

have survived, including the Dresden Codex, which contains almanacs relating to Maya daily life, astronomical data like cycles of Venus, Mars, and Mercury, and equinoxes and eclipses, worship calendars, and several prophecies. American colonists produced celestial almanacs similar to those of the Maya that contained solar and lunar phases, tide tables, astronomical phenomena, planting and harvesting times, and religious dates. The existence of these almanacs proves that American colonists had a…

However, Aristotle disagreed due to all the evidence he devised. He noticed the gradual disappearance of ships over the horizon, the tops of the sails disappearing last. There was also the shape of the curved shadows of the earth on the moon during eclipses and the variation of the star’s elevation with latitude. The fact that one sees new stars as ones move north or south on the earth’s surface was a backing to this idea. Another one, which most wouldn’t guess would be elephants. When someone…

The Moon it the closest planetary object in space to Earth . It has many phases that we study in our modern day science. We know there are 8 phases that are different and similar. The phases of the Moon are made from the shadow the Earth creates on the Moon. The Moon's phases are the way the Earth casts a shadow over the Moon. It creates different places that the Moon has light. Like in a first quarter only half the the Moon has a shadow.The other side has light because the earth isn't…

Magical and Muggle telescope may look alike but they are quite different in use. Some may think that Muggle astronomy is identical to Magical astronomy, but without the Magical knowledge. However, the differences between the two are more subtle than that. For example, astrology - the study of how the happenings in outer space magically influence the happenings of people on Earth - is a major subfield of Magical astronomy. However, calling a Muggle astronomer’s field of study “astrology” will…