A Brief History of Telescopes 1608 AD – Hans Lippershey‚ German-born Dutch lens maker‚ applied for a patent for his refracting telescope (using 2 lenses)‚ he intended them for use in the military. 1609-1610 – Galileo Galilei built his own refractor telescopes to observe the sky‚ and discovered Saturn’s rings‚ Jupiter’s moons‚ and along with many other significant discoveries. 1655 – Christian Huygens‚ a Dutch physicist and astronomer developed powerful lenses for refractor telescopes with his
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Public health as agreed by the faculty for public health (2010) is “ The science and art of promoting and protecting health and well-being‚ preventing ill-health and prolonging life through the organised efforts of society.” A health needs assessment HNA‚ is a public health tool which underpins a large proportion of government policy. It offers ideal opportunities to engage with an identified population‚ and accumulate evidence from them and about them. This provides an evidence base from which
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The Empire State Building The Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world from 1931 up to 1970 when a taller building‚ the original World Trade Center‚ was built. It has been New York’s most admired and most well-known structure for many years now. It was built on Fifth Avenue in New York City with 102 stories‚ standing 1‚454 feet or 443 meters high. It is a cultural symbol of America and was one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. In 1986‚ the Empire State Building was named
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Edwin Hubble was born on November 20‚ 1889‚ in Marshfield‚ Missouri. Edwin Hubble served in World War One and also graduated from the University of Chicago. He went down the road in the research in the field of astrophysics at Mount Wilson Observatory in California. He found out a constant relationship between galaxies that helped prove that our universe keeps expanding. Hubble made a classification system that classifies the galaxies that have been used by other researchers for years. Edwin
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is still in operation. Since Hubble was launched in 1990‚ its images have become some of the most iconic in the history of photography. Nasa says the telescope-should keep working until at least 2014‚ when it will be replaced by a more powerful observatory to be called the James Webb Space Telescope. 2. History of Telescopes Human’s curiosity to know about the space is not new. During the early ages‚ humans gazed at the sky and wondered how it looks like outside the earth. This curiosity
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MAYAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE Art for the Mayans was a reflection of their lifestyle and culture. For the Mayans art took several forms including: painting paper‚ plaster‚ carvings in wood and store‚ clay‚ stucco models‚ and terra cotta figurines from molds. Metal was very scarce and so it wasn’t commonly used. Mayan Art during the period‚ 200 to 900 has been considered the most sophisticated and beautiful of the New World. There is few remaining Mayan Art‚ which includes funerary pottery‚ ceramics
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1103AFE Accounting Information Systems Welcome & Course Overview Griffith Business School Agenda: Answers to FAQs Why do I have to study 1103AFE? What will I learn in 1103AFE? Why does this course use a flipped classroom approach? What can I do to increase my marks? What are the pieces of assessment? Griffith Business School Why do I have to study Accounting Information Systems? A practical reason… Accounting degrees have to cover core knowledge areas: http://www.cpaaustralia
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Final Report (Vol. II) Main report annexes External evaluation of the European Training Foundation Contract no. 2001 – 3355/001-001 November 2002 Submitted by Lion House‚ Ditchling Common‚ Ditchling HASSOCKS‚ West Sussex‚ BN6 8SG United Kingdom Telephone: +44 1444 248088 Fax: +44 1444 248763 Email: mail@itad.com Website: www.itad.com Final Report (Vol. II) Main Report Annexes External evaluation of the European Training Foundation Final Report for the External evaluation of the
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created four devices designed to observe the heavens using which he discovered roughly ten thousand previously undiscovered stars using his revolutionary telescope that used a curved lens. At the age of 32 he was promoted to director of the Vatican Observatory and he held that appointment fo 24 years until his death. How Angelo Secchi Has Used His Gifts For Others: Angelo Secchi was mainly involved in the field of astrophysics; however during the period of Angelo’s life this field was practically
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New York City from its 86th and 102nd floor observatories. In 2007 through 2011 and for the nine months in 2012‚ the number of visitors was approximately 4.03 million. 8-10 percent of all domestic and international tourists coming to New York end up going on a tour to The Empire State Building. The cost of admissions to the observatory is $19.61. The Empire State Building generated around $68.5 million and $80.6 million in revenue from its observatory in the nine months between December 31‚ 2011
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