Spherical Earth

Wizarding astronomy is that the Muggle world has "laws" that explain what they see in the universe. The study of these laws of the universe in the Muggle world is called "physics". Although these laws do explain a vast majority of what the Muggles see on Earth and in the universe, it may not hold true in the Wizarding world. Section B Mercury Mercury lacks an atmosphere. As a result, the planet experiences wild temperature swings. Mercury's magnetic field is about 1/100th that of Earth's…

One theory that was argued for a time was if the earth was a sphere. There was hypothesis that the earth was square. There were four corners and the mountains were at the edge, supporting the vault of the sky. 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…

mass’s in space which are neither planet nor natural satellite. More explicitly, they are a mass which, unlike a moon, orbit around the sun, and due to the pull and force of their self-gravity are of a sufficient mass that they form an almost rounded spherical shape however they are not of a sufficient size to gravitationally clear the neighbourhood around their orbit. (Williams, M) In comparison the definition of a planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union in 2006 is “a…

mountains on it. This countered the classic Aristotelian view because if the moon was made of “ether,” it could not have a rocky surface like the Earth. Moreover, this observation provided evidence that if a large rocky Moon could move in a continuous orbit (which it does), then so could a large rocky Earth. This disproved Aristotle’s view for why the Earth was stationary. Next, Galileo observed “sunspots,” or darker…

He also proposed that the Earth was cylindrical and introduced the idea of an infinite universe, unbound by any restrictions. This is quite an important concept as it is the first example of a cosmological model of the universe in history, despite its simplicity. While his theory of a cylindrical Earth was incorrect, it allowed the understanding of the Earth to shift from a two-dimensional flat Earth to a three-dimensional Earth suspended in space. The idea of an infinite universe…

Mars’ Secret The vermilion terrain that the rover had wandered over in its short life was the planet Mars. MER-D Gypsy, the 2014 NASA Mars Rover, rolled over its cold sands, then turned its spherical, cycloptic head and looked over the trench before it. The camera on its orbicular crown began snapping photos almost immediately. It was beautiful, a rich, orange coloured valley that seemed bottomless. Markings and natural carvings into the scarlet flesh of the planet showed that water had once…

human factors, and possible applications for Earth agriculture will be…

Astronomy, the study of the universe, is said to be the oldest of the sciences. Ancient civilizations observed heavenly events such as the passage of days and nights and the phases of the moon. From ancient times until the Renaissance, astronomy was orientated on the most accurate description of motions of celestial bodies observed with the naked eye: stars, and mainly planets including the Sun and the Moon. One aspect of the sky which does not appear to change is the pattern of the stars.…

gas giants, Saturn is made of hydrogen and helium. Saturn has 62 moons, it has one of the largest moons in the solar system, Titan. It’s is even bigger than Mercury. Uranus is the second smallest volume in the gas planets, but it’s still larger than earth. Uranus has 27 moons, most of its moons were founded using images that were taken of Uranus. Neptune has 14 moons. Neptune was discovered using mathematics, this was because scientists had found that Uranus was not moving in its orbit the way…

1. McDonalds uses human geography to plan out where to build a restaurant by using culture and economy. In certain places McDonalds will alter their food to fit a certain type of flavor. Sometimes the store may not expand in areas that can’t afford the food. 2. Maps display information about the surface and the areas of the world that we live in. Geography is very dependent on the use of maps. They are also used as communication, and storing reference material. It can help us to find…