asteroids and comets. The centaurs‚ which orbit between Jupiter and Neptune‚ were named after the mythical half-horse‚ half-human creatures called centaurs due to their dual nature. This artist’s concept shows a centaur creature together with asteroids on the left and comets at right. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech July 25‚ 2013 PASADENA‚ Calf. -- The true identity of centaurs‚ the small celestial bodies orbiting the sun between Jupiter and Neptune‚ is one of the enduring mysteries of astrophysics
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experts were convinced the message from Khrushchev was authentic‚ hope for a resolution was short-lived. The next day‚ October 27‚ Khrushchev sent another message indicating that any proposed deal must include the removal of U.S. Jupiter missiles from Turkey. That same day a U.S. U–2 jet was shot down over Cuba. Kennedy and his advisors prepared for an attack on Cuba within days as they searched for any remaining diplomatic resolution. It was determined that Kennedy would ignore the
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heliocentric model states that the Earth and other planets rotate around the Sun. Scientists such as Johannes Kepler‚ Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton were vital in proving that heliocentrism is true. This includes Galileo studies of the moons of Jupiter‚ Kepler’s Law of Planetary Motion and Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation. Kepler’s 3 laws of planetary motion were the: * Laws of Ellipses * Laws of Areas * Laws of Periods The major fault in Kepler’s model of the universe and any
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Ancient astronomers observed points of light that appeared to move among the stars. They called these objects planets‚ meaning wanderers‚ and named them after Roman deities -- Jupiter‚ king of the gods; Mars‚ the god of war; Mercury‚ messenger of the gods; Venus‚ the god of love and beauty‚ and Saturn‚ father of Jupiter and god of agriculture. The stargazers also observed comets with sparkling tails‚ and meteors or shooting stars apparently falling from the sky. Let me now turn attention to the
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was built * On 12 October 1160‚ Maurice de Sully was elected bishop of Paris. * He was bishop of Paris from 1160 to 1196. * He wanted to build a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary * It was built on top of a former roman temple to Jupiter Construction of Notre Dame * 12th and early 13th century * Construction began under the reign of King Louis VII * Pope at the time was pope Alexander the III. * 1163-1182 construction of the choir * 1182-1190 construction of the
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Top of Form Project Part IV Part IV: Conduct a benchmarking survey to identify the appropriate pay-range for a Registered Project Architect. Sources of information include (but not limited to): AIA salary survey; survey of local Architectural firms. Develop a report with the results from your research. According to the research‚ the average Registered Project Architect salaries for job postings nationwide are 46% higher than the average salaries for all job postings nationwide. Even though
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Temple of Jupiter At the northern side of the Forum is the Temple of Jupiter. Built in 150 B.C it was Pompeii’s main temple. A Capitolium in structure and in pure Italic style‚ the temple was constructed on a high base‚ with a double flight of stairs at its front. Inside the temple lay the "cella"‚ accessible only to the priests‚ and which contained three stands at its far end. Theses stands were occupied by statues of Juno‚ Jupiter‚ and Minerva. In 62 C.E.‚ the temple was seriously damaged in an
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The Origin of the Milky Way - Tintoretto ‘The Origin of the Milky Way’ has a large number of techniques and material samples. Around 1575 Jupiter‚ wishing to immortalise the infant Hercules (whose mother was the mortal Alcmene)‚ held him to the breasts of the sleeping Juno. The milk which spurted upwards formed the Milky Way‚ while some fell downwards giving rise to lilies. Lilies were once presented on the painting but the base of the original canvas has been cut off. Support Oil on canvas
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consistently told that she was born well‚ more like sprung out of Jupiter’s head. Jupiter the god the sky and lightning had mated with Metis a Titan goddess. However‚ a prophecy predicted that Metis’ children would become more powerful than the king of gods himself and out of fear to prevent the prophecy from coming true he swallowed her whole‚ but little did he know that she was already pregnant. The king of gods Jupiter was suffering from a severe headache and after a few knocks on his head Minerva
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For thirteen days in October of 1962‚ the world lingered on the verge of a nuclear conflict of unparalleled proportions. In the eyes of those involved with the crisis every action seemed to flirt with disaster and beckon doomsday. The United States discovered the presence of Soviet missile silos in Cuba‚ capable of launching nuclear-tipped weaponry that could target much of the Eastern United States. President John F. Kennedy‚ under pressure from his advisors chose to order a naval “quarantine”
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