Ancient Astronomy
Astronomy has been a source for myriad ideas influencing every subject. The stars have existed since the dawn of man. People have looked to the universe to determine physical location, gain spiritual direction and to track time. Many early scientists used astronomy to make careers for themselves ....
Ancient Astronomy
Astronomy has been a source for myriad ideas influencing every subject. The stars have existed since the dawn of man. People have looked to the universe to determine physical location, gain spiritual direction and to track time. Many early scientists used astronomy to make careers for themselves a....
Astronomy - Cosmic Impacts
There are billions of comets and asteroids that fill our solar system and throughout the history of our planet the Earth has been impacted by numerous of them. Although this is not a threat that we tend to worry about on an every day basis, the effects of a large cosmic projectile hitting the Earth....
Astronomy and medical science
It was during the 16th and 17th centuries when man's view of the unvierse and himself
changed drastically. This came after a millenium of repetition and stagnation in the
development of science. People finally began questioning what they were told, and they
went out to find proof rather than....
Astronomy: A Never Ending Science
The world of astronomy is endless, no pun intended. The infiniteness of this science amuses not only researchers and scientists, but also the general public.
In school, for instance, students learn about our planet's biosphere and atmosphere, about our solar system and the planets t....
Breakthroughs in Astronomy and Medicine in the 16th and 17th Centuries
It was during the 16th and 17th centuries when man's view of the unvierse and himselfchanged drastically. This came after a millenium of repetition and stagnation in thedevelopment of science. People finally began questioning what they were told, and theywent out to find proof rather than assuming....
Building empires-a necessity for riverine societies
Building empires-a necessity for riverine societies
History is the story of man from the very earliest period to the present day. It is the story of the problems he faced, the successes he encountered and how he adjusted with the environment. It also tells us how man shaped his surroundings accor....
Demon Hanunted World: Scientific Thinking
Scientific Thinking
Scientific thinking is the most influential discovery in formulating facts and theories about questions in science. This is where the ability to create questions and form hypothesis derived. The basic concepts that drive this method are creativity, evidence, logic, and tes....
Dewey Decimal System
The Dewey Decimal System is a system used to organize books on the shelves of libraries everywhere. The Dewey Decimal System is the common way of saying the Dewey Decimal Classification or the DDC. The DDC makes it easy to look up book's place in a library, whether it is in a catalog in filing cabin....
My trip to Alder Planetarium
My Visit to Alder Planetarium
In a project assignment, I had my recent visit to The Alder planetarium. I was excited since it was my first visit to the planetarium. In class, we introduced to new subject matters, topic, and curriculum; this project was as interesting as rest of all. I lea....
SETI The Quest for Intelligent Life in Space
In this paper it is my intention to show the history of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). The idea of some other intellectually advanced civilization has been on the minds of astronomers since ancient times. However the technological ability to do anything about this type of resea....
The Great Maya Civilization
There is controversial debate between historians about whether or not the Mayan civilization was advanced and highly literate, and if their intelligence is overrated. Mayans have lived in Central America for approximately three thousand years, and were unquestionably the most advanced civilizatio....
trigronometry
Introduction:
Originally TRIGONOMETRY is the branch of mathematics which is concerned with solving triangles using trigonometric ratios which were seen as properties of triangles rather then of angles.
The word Trigonometry comes from the Greek words: Treis = three, Gonia = angle and Metron= ....
What is Astronomy?
What is astronomy....? A world-wide question that still hums the mind of man-kind. Astronomy can be different to some people;ex. to me, astromony is a round of information about the solor system,stars, and every other being in the central universe. And to others, astronomy is science based on a high....