His observations of planetary motion, mostly that of Mars, gave important data for astronomers to come, like Kepler. This helped us construct our model of the solar system we use today. The calculation that if the Earth moves then the stars are at least 700
Studying different stages of stars in detail can be done by using different telescopes that are used for specific purposes. This paper will touch bases on how the telescope changed our understanding of the universe and our place in it, describe the main designs of telescopes and discuss their strengths and weaknesses, define the best places to build ground-based telescopes and why astronomers choose those places, contrast the strengths and weaknesses between building telescopes on the Earth, in orbit, or even on the Moon, describe how different frequencies of light tell more about the birth, life, and death in the nature and properties of the Sun, the stars, and the universe, and describe how telescopes manage to operate in wavelengths of light that stretch from radio waves to gamma rays. Telescopes have expanded our vision to the universe. Initial telescopes showed that Earth was not the midpoint of the universe, as was formerly believed. Telescopes also indicated mountains and craters on the moon.
A system to keep records was also developed by Mesopotamians, which included a system of writing and a calendar/time system. According to Documents 1 and 3, Document 1 being primary and Document 3 being both primary and secondary, the first document describes the writing the Mesopotamians developed, called cuneiform. The third document describes how ancient Mesopotamian astronomers studied stellar bodies, such as stars and planets, to create a calendar. The Mesopotamians used both cuneiform and the calendar to record events. Mesopotamians wrote down what event happened in cuneiform and wrote the date so they know when it happened.
Telescopes were the first valid measurement of the speed of light (NASA, 2009). * NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, help provide evidence of other galaxies, all having billions of stars. Newer telescopes permit us to learn about objects in the universe by identifying the heat, radio waves or X-rays they emit. Telescopes help us discover planets around other stars. The hopes with some of the future telescopes are to answer the question that many ask, "Are we alone in the universe" (NASA, 2009).
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.
The Incas had a polytheistic belief system, which means they idolized several gods at the same time because they believed there was a god for each facet of the planet such as the sun, the moon, the lightening or even the rain. Though the Incas believed in many gods, one of the most important for them was Wiracocha because he was believed to be the creator of the planet and every single living creatures. The Incas based their belief system on him, he affected many of their layers of worship and beliefs. But they went further than that in their religion with the secondary tier also known as the astral level. In this level the Incas involved many worship with gods within the dimension of earth such as the moon or the sun.
When we talk about how science in the European middle ages so greek scholars made encyclopedias. this encyclopedias were not only was people but the gave scholar a reference from which they could advance science and they also studied astrology they medical theory which stated that each specific part of the body was related to the twelve signs of the zodiac it was like when you go to physician they tell to first consult the stars in order to cure the sick. Now when we talk about Science in Islamic Golden age, the Arabs were more advanced as compared to European people. In fact, the European people would learn from Arabs from famous translators like Hunayn ibn Ishaq, a Islamic physician. His book, Ten Treatise on Ophthalmology, discussed eye anatomy and diseases that affect the eye, as well as symptoms and treatments of those diseases.
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.
In their wake came the Teotihuacan, the Zapotecs and Mixtecs of Monte Alban, the Maya of Yucatan, the Toltecs, Aztecs, and dozens of smaller, citied groups. To balance the spiritual and earthly realms and appease their gods, many of these civilizations practiced human sacrifice, a fact that often overshadows their great achievements in the realms of mathematics, astronomy, architecture, textile weaving, art, and pottery. The Maya, for example, were so advanced in mathematics and astronomy that their calendar