Herschel discovered infrared light when he was observing the sun he noticed that when he put coloured filters over his telescope that different coloured filters heated up his telescope by different amounts. Using a prism he broke up visible light he put a thermometer in the different colours. He found that the temperature got more massive as he moved the thermometer from violet to red after this He then measured the temperature where there was no visible light ( red end of the spectrum) and it was
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complete one revolution around the Sun. In other words‚ 1 Uranian year is 84.3 Earth years. Special feauture Description Uranus was the first planet to be discovered in modern history. It was actually discovered by accident in 1781 by William Herschel. Like the other gas giants‚ Uranus has a very thick cloud cover and an atmosphere made up mostly of hydrogen‚ helium‚ methane‚ and ammonia. The trace amount of methane is what gives Uranus and its twin‚ Neptune‚ their blue color. Unlike Saturn and Jupiter
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Quinci Chapple Mrs. Ryan Language A - 9H January 12‚ 2012 Finding the Milky Way I often gaze into the night sky only to find bright lights and strange shapes I don’t understand. Starting at a young age‚ I enjoyed waiting for shooting stars and searching for the famous Big Dipper consolation as many nights as I could. As I grew older‚ I learned more and more about the universe and all that it contains. Today‚ I am even more intrigued by‚ not just the universe‚ but our very own Milky Way galaxy
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1) Shapley’s three-dimensional view of the distribution of globular star clusters is represented by a sphere centered on galactic center. A)True B)False 2) Shapley concluded that the Solar System couldn’t be located at the center of the galaxy. He observed : A) an even distribution of globular clusters in all directions. B) more globular clusters in certain directions. C) an uneven‚ random scattering of globular clusters across the sky. 3) Since the stars inside the horse’s head in
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This paper will demonstrate the ubiquitous nature of abnormal behaviors/mental disorders in our society. I will touch on different perspectives of having abnormal behaviors and mental disorders. Abnormal behavior is a behavior that is consistent with the individual’s development‚ cultural‚ and societal norms‚ creates emotional distress‚ or interferes with daily functioning. A Mental Disorder is defined as psychological syndrome or behavioral pattern that is associated with subjective distress and/or
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Kristallnacht: The Nights of Broken Glass Kristallnacht was the beginning of violent acts against Jewish people. Kristallnacht means in English “Crystal Night”‚ and this refers to the shattered glass covering the streets of Germany and Poland after multiple days of violent and intense pogroms. During Kristallnacht‚ there was a lot of damage‚ theft‚ and destroyed buildings. The violence was so widespread that the Hitler Youth Program even participated‚ and‚ the aftermath made life for Jews even worse
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URANUS MRS. LANE’S SCIENCE CLASS AMIL JONES MAY 22‚ 2013 PERIOD 5 Uranus is one of the outer planets which we call gas giants and Uranus is also the seventh planet from the sun which was discovered in 1781 by an astronomer named William Herschel. Uranus was the first planet to be discovered in Modern times. Uranus is named after a Greek god of the sky in Latin. Before Uranus was discovered it was thought to be a comet but it was not fuzzy looking so it couldn’t be. It’s so far from the sun
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The lives of the Jewish people changed tremendously as Hitler came to power. Before 1933‚ the Jews assimilated quite well into German society. They experienced some discrimination‚ but life in Germany was rather peaceful. As Hitler came to power‚ the Jews were held responsible for Germany’s problems. Due to his anti-semitic views‚ the lives of the German-Jews changed for the worse. When the Nuremberg Laws were enacted by Germany‚ Jewish influences were completely removed from Aryan society. These
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Losing Faith in the Objectivity of Science In his book‚ The Foundation of Scientific Revolutions‚ Kuhn challenged the prevailing belief of how science was conducted‚ and people in the Humanities found his book compelling‚ even disruptive. Why would people in the Humanities consider Kuhn’s theories on the nature of science‚ a different discipline‚ relevant to their work? Those in the Humanities believed that science was the standard for objective research and the discovery of truth. Consequently
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Moons of Saturn By Melinda Herron 11/29/2011 Moons of Saturn The moons of Saturn are a very interesting topic to research. Before beginning this amazing journey on the moons‚ first we must do a brief overview of the planet Saturn. Saturn is the sixth largest planet from the sun; it is very large and does not have very much water. This research paper will explore the different moons‚ the names‚ atmosphere‚ similarities and sizes of the moons. Saturn has 62 moons
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