plane by which the orbit of all other planets in the solar system are compared Inclination - angle between plane of orbit and ecliptic plane Transit - passing of object in front of star‚ transit of planets can only occur on line of nodes; transit of Venus will occur next year and will not occur again until 2117 Prograde - Normal orbital motion‚ right hand rule (counterclockwise) Retrograde - Reverse normal motion (clockwise) Eccentricity - degree of elliptical shape of orbit compared to a circle Sidereal
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Bradon’s review Tuesday‚ September 23‚ 2014 1. 7:14 PM Explain the distinction between climate & weather. Using this concept‚ explain why an individual hurricane or summer heat wave is not in of itself proof of global warming? a. Climateis: a measure of the average pattern of variation in temperature‚ humidity‚ atmospheric pressure‚ wind‚ precipitation‚ atmospheric particle count and other meteorological variables in a given region over long periods of
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The Birth of Venus Alexandra Smith In Sandros Boticelli’s‚ The Birth of Venus‚ there were several different types of lines noticeable in the painting. There are actual lines to illustrate simple birds‚ and curved lines showing the edges of the shell. A lot of the lines were implied by the different colors next to each other. The edge of the trees and the leaves are shown by dark browns and greens against the blue sky. The hard lines of the edge‚ and soft lines in the folds of the fabric held
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Having left behind its struggles with the cranky city‚ and forgiving the stones and the boulders that made it snake around‚ the train moved ahead at an effortless pace trying to be one with the volcanic Central Indian plateau. Leaning against the door at the edge of the footboard I watched the sky interspersed with silken clouds‚ and reveled in the leela as they enacted a celestial drama and played the game of divine hide-and-seek. The sun‚ trying to steal itself away sneaked into embrace of the
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Venus and Cupid by Lorenzo Lotto is definitely one of the most unusual paintings when viewed through 21st century eyes. The painting depicts Venus lying on her left side‚ naked‚ and Cupid standing about a foot behind her. Inspired by ancient marriage poems‚ known as “epithalamia‚” the painting was apparently painted to celebrate a wedding and Venus’s body type and facial features were taken from that of the bride to be’s. The painter included a few items in the picture that relate to Venus and to
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REACTION PAPER 1. Terraforming Mars Terraforming is the process of transforming a hostile environment into one suitable for human life. Being that Mars is the most Earth-like planet‚ it is the best candidate for terraforming. At the rate that the human population is growing‚ it is already evident that we are overpopulating earth‚ and with no signs of the population increase slowing‚ it is obvious that we are going to need to find new living arrangements. Where are we to find more space? The
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Venus in furs is the story of a man who loves one woman so much that he chooses to become her slave in order to not lose her. Severin meets his Venus in furs one night in a garden near his home; a red-headed woman with pale white skin and piercing green eyes. The first time he sees her‚ he runs away from her‚ but the second time‚ on his balcony‚ they make their acquaintances. She says that she was made curious about him from a picture he left in one of the books he lent her. So they discuss their
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Earth’s moon. Colonization of those bodies is in fact much less desirable than orbital colonization‚ even though Mars and the Moon are the only practical solid bodies suitable for colonization in the solar system‚ at least for the next few centuries. Venus is far too hot. Mercury experiences extreme temperatures‚ as the days and nights are so long. Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Neptune‚ and Uranus have no solid surface i.e. they have a gaseous surface. Pluto is very far away. Comets and asteroids have too little
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With the development of science and technology‚ our life is of great convenience. However‚ life also bounds with problems‚ since the development is exchanged with the cost of the consumption of energy and bringing lots of contamination. Although there is a growing awareness of finding solutions for these problems for people all over the world‚ I still disagree with the statement that the most important problems in today’s world will be solved in our lifetime. The first reason I want to put forward
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Have you ever found yourself feeling left in the cold without a clue when a friend speaks up and says‚ “Great‚ Mercury is about to retrograde again.”? Me either. But it is a subject that has gained my full attention recently. I am by no means an astrology buff‚ but I know that Mercury is one of the planets that receive the most attention‚ at least from the little that I have read. While the different planets‚ stars‚ and space in general has never been one of my top priorities‚ I do love research
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