Basically their whole life depended on the stars. The Mayans used the stars to tell them when to go to war, harvest crops and other events of life. Astronomy is still in its use today especially because of the invention of the telescope by Galileo. Star spectrum is light coming from a star that is broken down into a rainbow. Spectra can tell us what makes up a star just by analyzing it.
Both briefly touched on the discovery and then focused on more on the American astrologists that confirmed the findings and found some planets of their own. These articles mostly started my look into the subject and will give some brief information, but I also find others that dive more into the topic. By using articles by Walker, Burrows, and Lunine, I will examine the initial reaction of the scientific community in 1995 to this discovery and discuss some of the more technical aspects of 51 Pegasi B. I find it quite interesting how a planet can still exist so close to a sun and with surface temperatures exceeding 1,000 degrees Kelvin. This extreme survivability of 51 Pegasi B was thought to not be possible until its discovery, and now has astronomers rethinking the bases of their planetary understanding. The origin of 51 Pegasi B is also an extremely interesting story, as it is hard to believe that a planet could form so close to a star.
Muslim mathematicians also adopted Arabic numerals from the Indians and used them in place-value system. Student Analysis What is the impact of these mathematical advances on Western Civilization? Document 5 Source: Using scientific observation and their understanding of mathematics and optics, Muslim scholars made advancement in trigonometry and astronomy as well as mapmaking. They used astrolabe (figure A) and the armillary sphere (Figure B) to study the skies and make calculations for their calendars and maps. Student Analysis How did these instruments impact Muslim and Western civilization?
AP European History DBQ 2008 Form B On November 24, 1793, the National Convention replaced the Gregorian calendar with a new revolutionary calendar. In response to the new calendar, in the period 1789 to 1806, several different reactions evolved. Based on the documents provided, when looked at upon an intellectual basis, the calendar seemed perfect; where some found the new calendar to work well, others proclaimed it inconvenience; and through overthrowing Christianity in the calendar and everyday life, problems began to arise. The documents can be divided into three main groups. The first group of documents shows the intellectual thought behind the creation of the revolutionary calendar and the reasons for its adoption.
Cosmic Creation Myths Across Cultures Tiffany Lakes HUM/105 November 12, 2012 Terry Jones Cosmic Creation Myths Across Cultures In this paper I will pick at two creation myths from two different cultures. I will be discussing which worlds or worlds such as sky, earth, and underworld, are represented in the myths I chose and also what are the elements of these worlds in a more explanation way. Describing the creators and are the creators male or female, and of what significance is gender in both stories. I will be telling what they created, including the steps or the cycles of the creation. This will include any destroyers or destruction to these cultures.
The Scientific Revolution During the 1600’s to 1700’s, the western world was greatly influenced by science. Wonderful scientists such as Galileo, Isaac Newton, Copernicus, and William Harvey all played contributing roles during the Scientific Revolution. Not only did scientists have a large impact on the western world, but discoveries and inventions such as the study of astronomy and the invention of the telescope played important roles as well. In 1564, our world was changed due to the birth of one of the most well-known and influencial scientists, Galileo Galilei. Being the oldest of seven, he set out to learn about medicine and eventually found that he had a passion for arithmetic.
He became a captain in the Royal navy. James Cook detailed maps of Newfound Land. He was the first European to arrive on the east coast of Australia and Hawaii Islands. James Cook was the first person to travel all the way around to New Zealand. Cooks first journey was in 1768 and his objective was to observe the plant Venus as it passed between the earth and the sun – this observation would help astronomers to calculate the distance of the sun from earth, he also hoped to find the southern continent.
In the 1600’s, Galileo, backed up observations by Copernicus and published them. He took the punishment for it, even though he should not have. Back in the second century a Greek astronomer named Ptolemy, published a theory about the universe that said that the earth was at the center of the universe. This was widely accepted through Europe and the Middle East because it agreed with the church’s view on the universe. This theory had the earth at the center of the universe and all other planetary bodies orbiting the earth while the earth stayed still.
Today and through history, commerce has been the most effective way to become wealthy. Demography is the science of vital and social statistics, such as the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc. of populations. Demography has been used to show how diseases spread and may have saved the human race multiple times. Divination is the practice of attempting to foretell future events or hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
Hipparchus of Rhodes, the first scientist to systematically use trigonometry ,calculated the times of eclipses of the sun and the moon and the length of the year according to both the sun and the moon and Hellenistic geographers knew that the earth was round Alexandria Eratosthenes calculated the diameter of the earth to within 50 miles (70 kilometers) of the actual figure He also, claimed that people could reach India by sailing west around the world  Characteristics of Hellenistic Science  There are two main characteristics of Hellenistic Science  The first one is that scientist learned so much using simple instruments  They didn’t have any microscopes, telescopes, compasses, or delicate balances for weighing small objects  The second one is that the Hellenistic Greeks made little effort to apply their scientific knowledge in practical ways  They valued knowledge for its own sake, and had little interest in inventions or mechanical progress  Example: a scientist named Hero invented a steam engine, however it was only thought of as an interesting toy  The Greeks also figured that the labor saving inventions would help the slaves, and they didn’t find that