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    Astroomy After Copernicus

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    of their orbits. After the death of Copernicus‚ there were major contributors to astronomy and its advancement. Four of the major contributors are Tycho Brache‚ Johannes Keplar‚ Galileo Galilei‚ and Issac Newton. Each of the above named astronomers contributed to astronomy in their own way. It is their input that opened to door to the advancements that we are exposed to today.   Modern Astronomy after Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus was a mathematician and astronomer who proposed

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    Dr Saleh Alojairy

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    One of the first generation of the stat of Kuwait‚ and one of the most famous thinkers and science in history of Kuwait . Who has enriched the scientific library and the Arabien Gulf of many unique scientific advice in the science of astronomy. Dr saleh Mohammed Alojairy who has exerted tremendous influence‚ since his early life with his achievement and rewords. Dr saleh was born in 1921‚ at his father home in Kuwait City‚ he was ranked the eldest son of five males and four females‚ and

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    father died in 1591 forcing him to leave Pisa and look for better work to support his family. Later‚ he found a job at the University of Padua. The year 1604 marked the beginning of his career in astronomy. He publicly declared himself a Copernican. Galileo Galilei made many discoveries that changed astronomy greatly. He used the telescope to observe the sky‚ he helped find information to support the Copernican theory‚ and he made many ground breaking discoveries that furthered the world’s astronomical

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    The Mayan Calendars

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    were responsible for many scientific achievements like in astronomy‚ agriculture‚ engineering and communications. The Maya lived up to 2‚000 years throughout this time they came up with a complex form of astronomy. They also learned how to farm work‚ and grow crops like: corn beans and squash. That was all part of their agricultural side however‚ apart from that the Maya were really good at astronomy and engineering. For example‚ an Astronomy factor would be living off of not just one but two complicated

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    Astro term paper

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    Jessica DeMoss DeMoss 1 Professor Aniol Astronomy 360‚ Term Paper 27 November 2014 Seeing Things Far Away as Though Nearby The main purpose of a telescope is to collect light. Telescopes are designed and built to gather specific kinds of information at different wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum‚ such as visible‚ infrared or millimeter wavelengths (Takunaga). The word “telescope”

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    Biography - Aryabhatta

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    Aryabhata (476 CE – 550 CE) was the first Hindu mathematician and astronomers from India. He wrote couple of treatise about mathematics and astronomy. Some of them were lost. His most famous works Aryabhatiya completed in 499 CE and the Arya-Siddhanta. Aryabhatiya consists of 108 verses‚ in which Aryabhata wrote about the mathematics and astronomy at the age of 23 in 499 CE. He was born in India at Asmaka or Kusumapura in 476 CE. There is no clear evidence of the place of birth (Indian Streams

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    Hubble. Edwin Hubble was an extraordinary scientist‚ who helped create a space telescope that contributed to multiple discoveries and grew our understanding of the universe. The Hubble Space Telescope was and is an absolutely critical aspect to astronomy because it helped make many amazing discoveries in science. This space telescope explored places and objects‚ we never knew existed and it explained the answers to questions we never thought we’d have the answers too. The hubble space telescope is

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    Aryabhatta 1

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    appearance‚ any image of Aryabhata originates from an artist’s conception. Aryabhata (IAST: Āryabhaṭa; Sanskrit: आर्यभटः) (476–550 CE) was the first in the line of great mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. His most famous works are the Aryabhatiya (499 CE‚ when he was 23 years old) and the Arya-siddhanta. |Contents | |[hide]

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    discuss the developments in mathematics and astronomy during Gupta period in India. (5) b) Compare the state of science and technology during Renaissance with that of post Renaissance period in Europe. (5) Q.3 a) With the help of a suitable example‚ explain how scientific approach can help solve personal problems. (5) b) Describe Kepler’s laws related to planetary motion. (5) Q.4 a) How have optical astronomy and radio astronomy aided in the study of universe? (5)

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    took place The changes occurred in two different areas‚ astronomy (the solar system) and biology (anatomy and physiology).This revolution was such a major milestone for man because it changed the way people looked at the world of nature and man. The emergence of the scientific revolution was brought about by several intellectuals; Copernicus‚ Galilei‚ Kepler‚ Brahe and Newton. First we have Nicholas Copernicus. He studied both math and astronomy. After studying Ptolemy’s works‚ he challenged the Ptolemaic

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