Lunar eclipses

In the greater metropolis encompassing five counties referred to as Los Diablos darkness prevails. Daemons inhabited the remaining structures within the eighty-seven towns dismantled by massive super-earthquakes that rocked the entire region. The quakes were responsible for the destructions of the tens of thousands of buildings up to five hundred square miles including the downtown area. All counties affected heavily losses and causalities by the unexpected huge tidal waves and monstrous…

Observing a lunar eclipse is said to cause complications such as a baby developing a cleft lip/palate, or the infant resembling a "particular fruit if the mom craves that fruit" (Clark, 2014). Mexican females who are pregnant are normally cared for by other female relatives…

Ptolemy was an ancient philosopher in Alexandria who lived from approximately 100 BCE to 170 CE. While Ptolemy is considered Greek in terms of ethnicity, he is also considered a “Hellenized Egyptian”(http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Ptolemy) as he was born in Alexandria, Egypt. There is evidence suggesting that Ptolemy was granted Roman citizenship since his first name is Claudius, which is a Roman name. Many historians conclude that Ptolemy spent the entirety of his life in Alexandria.…

How is the different between ancient Chinese astronomy and the western Astronomy is one of the most ancient disciplines and it can be traced back to around thousands of years ago. (Unsold et al 2001, p.6) As for the ancient Chinese astronomy and ancient western astronomy during their origin period both had a very similar purpose – fate and surviving. More specifically, when ancient human realized to observe stars by naked eyes, they all thought the stars and sky are holy; during the ancient…

Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. Or at least on his first time around. Christopher Columbus was a young man who is credited by society to have “discovered” the new world. Columbus was born in 1451, about 40 years before he would discover the new world. He moved from his homeland to portugal where he married Felipa Perestrello. In 1480, he fathered a child with her, Diego, and when she died, he fathered another son with Beatriz Enriquez de Arana, with which he named Fernando. Columbus had…

The Ancient Greek astronomers played an integral part in the construction of modern astronomy and our current understanding of our solar system. They were far from the first ancient astronomers; most of their work was built upon pre-existing knowledge from the Babylonians and Egyptians. However, what distinguishes the Ancient Greek philosophers from their predecessors was their attempt to not only observe the night sky but also to understand it. The Greek astronomers theorised the workings of…

idea of “Harmony of the Spheres” because the distance between Earth and each of the seven planets had the same ratios as the seven musical notes A through G. The idea was popular among Greeks but scientist later disproved it. When observing a lunar eclipse he saw the curved shadow the Earth gave and discovered that Earth was a sphere. He is also credited towards Earth rotating on an axis. He died around 500-490 BC in Metapontum, Italy. There are many different stories about his death. One is he…

there were several people who practiced Confucianism, there were some people who practiced forms of a dynamic Chinese religion. Thins such as imperial cults, magic, and sorcery reinforced interest in astronomical omens such as supernovas, lunar and social eclipse, and meteors. The masses of the Han Empire believed that the unpredictable celestial events, for example, earthquakes and famines meant that the Emperor of the Han had los the mandate of heaven. Moreover, influential ministers exploited…

raised by his uncle, who later became the bishop of Varmia. His early life consisted of attending 4 different universities including the University of Ferrara, where he earned his doctorate in canon law. On November 6th , 1500, recorded his first lunar eclipse which drew him towards a career in astronomy. Copernicus had many contributions towards science, but his most known was his proven theory…

The ancient Greeks contributed much to modern astronomy, inventing and utilizing the scientific method to study and chart the heavens through experiments, careful observation and meticulous records of their findings. However, they were not only good at the observational aspect of astronomy, but also the theoretical aspect as well, speculating about the Universe's size, structure and nature, and about everything that the Universe encompassed. Indeed, the Greeks were masters of this art, and their…