Science Behind the Galileo Thermometer The Galileo thermometer‚ used to measure temperature‚ is mainly used for home décor nowadays. The stylish thermometer used in people’s homes today is based off of a thermo scope Galileo invented in the early 1600’s. Although not exact‚ the Galileo thermometer is moderately accurate. The thermometer has several glass blown bubbles‚ with a colored liquid inside which is just for decoration. The bubbles have metal tags attached to the bottom of them with an engraved
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Evonne Zhang 9/28/12 Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei was a Roman Catholic and a scientist during the 16th and 17th centuries. He was prisoned because he went against the Church and their religion. The Church believed the geocentric model to be true. The geocentric model‚ theorized by Aristotle‚ had the Earth as the center of the planetary system‚ with the sun going around the Earth. Galileo believed the heliocentric model to be the true model. The heliocentric model‚ theorized
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Mackie Messer. Brecht is unique in using a Verfremdung technique‚ a distancing of the audience to the characters and events on the stage. Brecht noticeably does this in two ways. First‚ Verfremdung is created in the text‚ characters‚ and other representations that appear in the work. With Macheath Messer as the bourgeois‚ murderous anti-hero‚ the antagonistic role of the character’s emotions‚ the character-audience relationship‚ and other representations of this society‚ Brecht allows the audience
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Perhaps the most significant text from the Galileo Dialogue seems to appear at the beginning when Salviati reveals that “in the Copernican position‚ the senses much deceive us when they visually show us‚ at close range and in a perfectly clear medium‚ the straight perpendicular descent of very heavy bodies. Despite all‚ according to Copernicus‚ vision deceives us in even so plain a matter and the motion is not straight at all‚ but mixed straight-and-circular”. This passage exposes the two most essential
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Galileo was an Italian scientist and scholar that made pioneering observations that laid the foundation for modern physics and astronomy. He made a point of saying that you have to do more than just think something is true‚ you have to do it to prove it. With this being one of his principles he made many contradictions of thee only theories at the time‚ Artistole’s mostly. With this he made some enemies but also tried to be true to his Catholic beliefs. His‚ at the time‚ bizarre experiments and methods
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Copernicus and Galileo Galilei must be mentioned for their great contribution in the world of Astronomy. Comparing Copernicus with Galileo‚ we see that Copernicus made great discoveries which Galileo would later use in making his scientific discoveries and proofs. Copernicus is regarded to as the father of Astronomy because of his great contribution towards making the universe understandable to many people. This essay focuses on major accomplishments of Nicholas Copernicus and how Galilei Galileo used them
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Brecht Vs. Stanislavski. To move away from naturalism Brecht methods differs from Stanislavski’s in many ways. In order to achieve a un-natiuralistic performance and create an audience that are critical on the play rather than be emotionally attached to the play. Some of these differences between the two practitioner’s methods that create these two opposite effects are; Events being episodic‚ Where the actors go and having a 4th wall. The two practitioners play about with the order of the
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Galileo behaves atrociously‚ stealing credit for other’s discoveries‚ putting his family and friends into grave peril‚ destroying his inquisitive daughter’s spirit‚ and ultimately recanting in the face of the Inquisition. These actions are never explained away‚ never justified in the name of the greater good. They are simply presented as the terrible things a great man did to survive in difficult times. The plot of the play concerns the latter period of the life of Galileo Galilei‚ the great Italian
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Galileo Galilei - a teacher of mathematics The Methuen Student Edition of Life of Galileo was written by Bertolt Brecht. This version was first published in 1968 by Methuen London Ltd. It portrays Galileo and how he has used his power of determination and resolution to prove his findings; which later contributed to the greater good of mankind in scientific ways. This is depicted in three different scenes and events. In it‚ Galileo is stripped of pride and dignity‚ even risking his life for his work
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they submit defeat. Much was the case for Galileo against the Inquisition. It reveals who we are inside‚ our fears‚ exposing oneself to everything. The Orlando mass shooting left many in despair‚ the nation deeply in fear of the unknown. Our ideals put in question and doubt at the moment of a crisis. The reformation
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