CHRISTIAN HUYGENS Huygens was a Dutch scientist. He lived from 1629-1695. He proposed the earliest theory about the nature of light‚ a phenomena that puzzled scientists for hundreds of years. His improvements on the telescope allowed him to make the first observations of Saturn’s rings and to discover its moon‚ Titan. CARL SAGAN Sagan was an American astronomer. He lived from 1934-1996. He may not have been a great scientist in comparison to others‚ but he is one of the most
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The Size of the Solar System Overview • Become familiar with the scale of the planets vs. their distances. • Get an overview of the solar system. Introduction It is easy to flip to the index of an astronomy textbook to discover that‚ say‚ the Sun lies 150 million kilometers away from Earth. It is far more difficult (if not impossible)‚ however‚ to picture this distance in the human mind. In this exercise‚ we will learn to access the often unpalatable distances encountered in astronomy
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Volcanoes: ashes‚ smokes‚ carbon dioxide dust and other gases. Land surface: salts spray from seas and ocean‚ dusts and soil particles from ground-surface. Extraterrestrial bodies: cosmic particles and rays‚ chest produced due to bombardment of asteroid materials‚ comets etc. with the earth. B. Man-made (anthropogenic) sources Industries‚ automobiles‚ agriculture‚ power plants‚ domestic sources‚ etc. Pollutants from manmade sources Industries: smokes‚ fumes‚ dust‚ particulate matters
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fruits. They roamed for about an hour and were horrified to see some skeletons‚ similar to those of human beings and other fauna found on our earth. They concluded that this earth was devoid of civilization‚ possibly due to an asteroid attack. It was also inferred that this asteroid attack annihilated living beings on this planet and this lead to an absence of control over the spaceship while it was stationed over Jupiter. They returned to the spaceship. The sun was reddish orange on the horizon. The
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No Treatment Chapter one My life is one that anyone would never forget from the tragedies to the beautiful mysteries of god. I received a foul sickness to being clean of any virus‚ and becoming a new man. From me being on deaths doorstep‚ to transitioning to having fun and peace of mind. This friend is the story of how I‚ Phil McCord‚ beat Cancer. But to really indulge in my wonderful little story I have to take you back two days before I was diagnosed. It was like every cold winter morning
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The benefits of space exploration are vital to our rapidly advancing world. One can say that the benefits resulted from space exploration can better ensure the safety and wellness of individuals‚ and to the well-being and survival of mankind‚ as there are useful spin-off technologies‚ sophisticated satellite technologies‚ and advanced space travelling technologies that can save human lives. I agree for the continuation of space exploration due to these benefits‚ as they greatly exceed any of the
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system and galaxies because if we do not start now it will only be longer till we unlock the secrets they holds. The benefits for exploring space are extravagant there are asteroids abundant in rare earth metals and other usable elements can be found. Space exploration would eventually lead to colonization of mars‚moon‚ asteroids‚ and other extraterrestrial bodies. It has been part of human nature to explore and colonize the
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Borealis basin in the northern hemisphere covers 40% of the planet and may be a giant impact feature.[16][17] Mars has two known moons‚ Phobos and Deimos‚ which are small and irregularly shaped. These may be captured asteroids‚[18][19] similar to 5261 Eureka‚ a Martian trojan asteroid. Until the first successful Mars flyby in 1965 by Mariner 4‚ many speculated about the presence of liquid water on the planet’s surface. This was based on observed periodic variations in light and dark patches‚ particularly
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A light green dress was yanked on over her unruly hair‚ which was then tied back in plaits with pink ribbons. She slipped on a bracelet (made of buttons)‚ and complained as she was lacing up her matching light green converse. I clipped her yellow belt around her waist and took a breath as I meandered into the bathroom. Pulling my outfit off of the hanger‚ I shrugged into the red and white “Lilo Style” dress. I brushed through my brown hair before placing a leafy crown on my head and pinning it into
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[pic] [pic] [pic] Student: Karen Powell Lecturer: Mrs. Maureen Wong Assignment #2 Does electronic learning and teaching have any major effect on the delivery and development of education? Teaching and learning have evolved over the years; gone are the days when teaching was just chalk and talk and learning was just pure rote. Today with
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