important German scholars in various fields including mathematics‚ astronomy and astrology. He is recognized as the most successful mathematician and astronomer in Europe in the 15th Century. He was also a sough after astrologer although it has been argued that his interest in astrology decreased with his age. He is also credited to be among the first printers. His contribution in the field of mathematics‚ astrology and astronomy remains strong. His early life Regiomontanus was born
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Biography Name While there is a tendency to misspell his name as "Aryabhatta" by analogy with other names having the "bhatta" suffix‚ his name is properly spelled Aryabhata: every astronomical text spells his name thus‚[1] including Brahmagupta’s references to him "in more than a hundred places by name".[2] Furthermore‚ in most instances "Aryabhatta" does not fit the metre either.[1] [edit] Birth Aryabhata mentions in the Aryabhatiya that it was composed 3‚600 years into the Kali Yuga‚ when
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Earth’s night sky. The Late Latin term constellātiō can be translated as "set with stars". The term was first used in astrology‚ of asterisms that supposedly exerted influence‚ attested in Ammianus (4th century). The modern system of constellations used in astronomy focuses primarily on constellations as grid-like segments of the celestial sphere rather than as patterns‚ while the term for a star-pattern isasterism. For example‚ the asterism known as the Big Dipper corresponds to the seven brightest stars of
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“This is a man’s world‚ but it wouldn’t be nothing without a woman” (Brown). This iconic song from James Brown is especially true in the field of astronomy as Jocelyn Bell is one of the very few women within its field accredited for making a significant contribution to its study. On top of this there are not too many contributions being made to astronomy in the 21st century‚ however‚ Jocelyn Bell is one of a select few who have made a modern day contribution to the field. Jocelyn Bell discovered the
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change in the Earth Thesis: Nicolaus Copernicus‚ a Polish astronomer whose ideas were laughed at by people and churches at his time‚ wrote a book about the solar system that nearly got him killed. Copernicus is considered the founder of modern astronomy for proving the solar system to be heliocentric‚ or centered around the sun. Born on February 19‚ 1473‚ he still came up with the concept after another astronomer was also trying to prove this idea. Aristachus (a Greek astronomer) formulated his
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did the Renaissance change the way people thought about themselves? Renaissance thinkers were interested in man’s real nature and his place in the real world. Three good examples of this can be identified in Renaissance painting‚ literature‚ and astronomy. One area where Renaissance artists expressed their interest in human nature was in painting. Document A: “The clearest evidence if the break with medieval comes from the visual arts. In the Mona Lisa picture is well-defined landscapes‚ natural
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discoveries of his own along they way‚ including discovering the first quasar and producing the first reasonable estimate for the Hubble Constant (h0). Throughout his career‚ some of Sandage’s notable awards include the Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy (1957)‚ the Eddington Medal (1963)‚ the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1967)‚ the Rittenhouse Medal (1968)‚ the National Medal of Science (1970)‚ the Elliot Cresson Medal (1973)‚ the Bruce Medal (1975)‚ the Crafoord Prize (1991)‚ the
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behaviour was investigated. Methodology/approach – Data were gathered using a questionnaire survey of PhD students and staff of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at University College London; 114 people (47.1 per cent response rate) participated in the survey. Findings – The study reveals differences among subfields of physics and astronomy in terms of information-seeking behaviour‚ highlights the need for and the value of looking at narrower subject communities within disciplines for a deeper
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Galileo and Copernicus were two extremely influential astronomers. They believed in the heliocentric model of our solar system‚ or the idea that the planets revolved around the Sun. We all accept this model today as fact‚ but back in their time‚ the thought of it was pure blasphemy. The widely accepted idea at the time‚ as supported by the almighty Catholic Church‚ was the geocentric model. In this model‚ the Earth is central to nearly everything‚ and is orbited by the Sun‚ moon‚ and other special
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Arabia‚ Persia and Central Asia were also invited to take charge of education in madrasas. Do you know that the Muslim rulers attempted to reform the curriculum of primary schools. Some important subjects like Arithmetic‚ Mensuration‚ Geometry‚ Astronomy‚ Accountancy‚ Public Administration and Agriculture were included in the courses of studies for primary education. Though special efforts were made by the ruler to carry out reforms in education‚ yet sciences did not make much headway. Efforts
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