essentialism comes from the story of Hermann Goering. Goering was known as being Hitler’s second in command during World War II. He was a collector of art and was a fan of the famous artist Vermeer. Herman then decided he wanted to go out and buy a Vermeer painting. So he bought‚ what he though was a Vermeer painting from a Dutch art dealer named Han van Meegeren. It turned out the painting Hermann bought was a replica. Of course naturally
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When Johannes Kepler was born in the late sixteenth century‚ scientists believed that planets in the solar system traveled in circular orbits around the Earth. The occasional problem was solved by the addition of miniature circles test — epicycles — to planetary paths. But Kepler not only adamantly defended the idea that planets orbit the sun‚ he also revealed that their paths were not perfect circles. His descriptions of planetary motions became known as Kepler’s laws. Born in December of 1571‚
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during the Feminist Movement of the 1970s. Although Genre Painting was “invented” in the 16th Century‚ the category did not fully develop and become popular until the 17th century in the Netherlands. Some examples of Dutch Genre paintings include Johannes Vermeer’s “Woman pouring milk”‚ Pieter de Hooch’s “Courtyard”‚ both pictured below. As you can see‚ these painters used lighting and vivid colors to change normal people and everyday life into something special. Another category of secular art
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Since the creation of the first printing press in the fifthteenth century by Johannes Gutenberg‚ printing has come a long way with modern printers able to print thousands of books in a matter of days. The first form of printing that is known of appeared in China in something called block printing. Block printing was the transfer of ink to paper from carvings of characters in small wooden blocks and was used on playing cards and paper money (Kreis‚ Steven). The first movable type was also created
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On December 27th‚ 1517‚ Katharina Guldenmann gave birth to Johannes Kepler in the town of Weil der Stadt‚ what is now present day Germany. His mother was an herbalist who aided her father with the inn. When Johnnes was around five years of age‚ Heinrich Kepler‚ Johannes’ father‚ was killed fighting in Holland. Young Johannes was prone to infections and sickness that he was left with crippled hands and his eyesight was impaired by smallpox. Guests at Kepler’s grandfather’s inn were astonished at
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Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) • German Astronomer and mathematician 1584- Kepler was enrolled into a theological seminary at Adelburg. 1600- Kepler appointed as assistant to Tycho Brache‚ then as his successor one year later after Brache’s death. 1609- Kepler’s first book‚ The Astronomia Nova (New Astronomy)‚ was published. It discussed the orbit of the planet Mars and stated: • Law of Ohm- the sun is located at one Foci(one of 2 centers of an ellipse) • Kepler’s first Law: The orbit of a planet
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Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg‚ more commonly known as Johannes Gutenberg‚ was a man of the Renaissance. Johannes was born in approximately 1400 in Mainz‚ Germany into an upper-class family. His father was named Friele Gensfleisch zur Laden. According to some‚ he was a goldsmith for the bishop at Mainz‚ but most believe he was involved in the cloth trade. Johannes did many things to help the Renaissance times‚ and also to help us today. He invented the Printing Press and was also a
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Research Paper: Johannes Kepler The Renaissance was a time of scientific discovery and artistic genius. During this period of enlightenment‚ some of the world’s most famous and intelligent scholars would make their mark on the scientific community. And one of the most famous intellectuals during this time period was known as Johannes Kepler. Johannes Kepler was a brilliant astronomer who is still known‚ to this day‚ as one of the pioneers of not only the scientific field‚ but also the Renaissance
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Johannes Kepler was a key figure during the Scientific Revolution and his work in astronomy provided the framework for modern astronomy and physics. Kepler is best-known for his laws of planetary motion. His laws of planetary motion improved upon Copernicus’s heliocentric theory by explaining how the speeds of the planets varied and by using elliptical orbits rather than circular orbits. Kepler was born in the Free Imperial City of Weil der Stadt on December 27th‚ 1571. Kepler was schooled at the
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Johannes Gutenberg was born around the year of 1398 in Mainz‚ Germany. He was the third son of Freile zum Gensfleisch and Else Wirick zum Gutenberg. Johannes Gutenberg was an inventor‚ publisher‚ blacksmith and goldsmith. Johannes Gutenberg attended the university of Erfurt. During the early 1430s he moved to Strasbourg‚ where he began getting interested in printing and trying new things to create something new. In the year of 1430 Johannes Gutenberg started working on his invention‚ the printing
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