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In 1517, an Augustinian Catholic priest and professor of theology, Martin Luther (1483-1546), unhappy with the abuses of the Roman Catholic Church, posted his ninety-five theses on the All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg, Germany. The subject of indulgences of the Church was his main dispute. The Church was raising money by promising salvation to the givers. This started the Protestant Reformation that was to lead to his excommunication and produce a major split in Christianity and the rest of the…

Space is a lot about the unknown and mysteries but one thing we are sure about is the planets. Saturn is one of many in our solar system and is so unique in its own way for being the only plant to have rings around it. We all know of this planet due to its spectacular rings. Although this planet has them it poses many other interesting features. The Romans were the people who made Saturn's name come to be to what it is now. The Romans knew there was seven different bright objects that were in…

Before the Enlightenment came the Renaissance, along with the people who contributed to it. The Renaissance was a time of learning and creativity throughout Europe, from this the philosophy of humanism erupted. Humanism is the outlook on the idea that the individual was more important rather than a spiritual force or society. This helped people realize that they themselves were important in other ways than producing heirs and crops yearly. And from this realization came the Scientific Revolution…

As of 2017, NASA’s budget was 19.1 billion dollars (NASA), which is only .1% of America’s GDP and 30 times less than the United States defense budget . NASA is very important but it does not get the money it needs. We need to fund NASA more so we can continue improving our aeronautics. We should fund NASA more because it is helpful to everyone. One reason why NASA is helpful is how NASA creates opportunities for many scientist in the united states. According to NASA, they have over 18,000…

The Renaissance was a cultural and societal movement that led to the advancement of many subjects surrounding the humanities and the arts. During this time a new interest of science was also growing. Known as the Enlightenment, it was a time of scientific advancement that began to shift the human understanding of the world from the influence of faith to the lens of science. The Enlightenment was not the only era of humanity that has attempted to explain the existence of God and the origin of…

Copernicus, an Aristotelian confirmed that all the planets and stars revolved around earth. He went on to write a book named “On the Revolutions’’. It was Copernicus theory that assisted other scholars. It was later that Galilei invented the telescope. The telescope is an object designed to see further objects closer. Moving forward in time, a 24 year old male by the name of Isaac newton confirmed his theory of gravity. He confirmed that the world is round and not flat as others believed this…

the Catholic Church supported and then there was Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory. Different scientists had proven it to be correct but the Church would do anything to hide this to prevent their followers to question their beliefs. Galileo used his telescope to see the craters on the Moon and this proved Aristotle’s theory wrong that the Moon and stars were perfect spheres. He could also see the sun and planets and he supported Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory. When the Catholic Church found out…

government and society questioned the benefit of a democratic form of government. Although all of these scientists faced their own set of challenges and/or religious ridicule, these men stood as the very embodiment of the Western Scientific Revolution. Telescopes, microscopes, barometers and thermometers were all inventions of the scientific revolution. These tools provided scientific advancements in observations, scientific innovation, and numerous achievements were made in both science and…

technique is the Doppler technique, also known as the wobble method or the radial-velocity method. The influence of a planet’s gravitational pull on its parent star causes the star to wobble slightly, and this wobble influences the waves of light that a telescope can…

For years, astronomers have debated if Pluto is a planet or not. Pluto has been taken off the list of planets, and has now been classified as a Dwarf Planet. According to IAU.org, “A dwarf planet is classified as an object in orbit around the Sun that is large enough to have its own gravity pull itself into a round shape... A dwarf planet may also orbit in a zone that has many other objects in it.” Pluto now falls into the dwarf planet category because of its size and because it is in a zone of…