...Peering out beyond the confines of the Earth was a daydream for early scientists. Staring into the heavens from the Earth limited the scientific community’s ability to study the cosmic bodies above the Earth’s surface. As curiosity grew to explore the Sun, moon, stars and far-reaching corners of the universe, creativity was sparked leading to the development of tools like a telescope to assist scientists with examining outer space and its contents. The development of the telescope began in the hands of a Dutch lens maker, Hans Lippershey. Lippershey developed a device consisting of a tube and a lens allowing the user to view objects up close. Galileo Galilei expanded upon Lippershey’s design creating the modern day telescope using a concave lens. Galileo used his telescope view the items in the night sky including the Milky Way. Galileo revealed that the Earth was not at the center of the universe that was a contrasting view from previous scholars. The development of the telescope has lead to significant discoveries including the moon's effect on weather patterns on Earth and in space black holes, stars' lifecycles and galaxies beyond the Milky Way to name a few. The ability to study the Sun has given scholars the ability to determine the age of the Sun, planets and stars in the night sky. The first telescope's original design, consisting of a tube and lens, gave the viewer the first glimpse into the space. As interest in astronomy grew in both the scientific and philosophical...
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...decisions or deliberate ones. However, sometimes we must make fast decisions and most of time they are right. But we need occasionally to take time to think before build any thought about things that may affect our life. So make quick decision is not always wrong. Astronomy is believed to be one of the things that unlocked the early history of knowledge. The Catholic Church believed the theory of Ptolemy, geocentric, wherein the planets, stars, and sun are revolving around the earth. But according Nicolaus Copernicus, all the planets, including the earth, are revolving around the sun or namely heliocentric. By 1632, an Italian scientist and mathematician Galileo Galilei published a book comparing the heliocentric and geocentric theory and said that the theory of Copernicus is more accurate. Because of this, Galileo Galilei was given an inquisition by the Catholic Church. Sir Isaac Newton from England explained all the things, from planets to laws of gravity at inertia. Sir Isaac Newton is also known for being the inventor of calculus. History, is it a blessing or lesson? People say that a certain thing...
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... Queridos jóvenes: El libro de texto de Estudios Sociales y Cívica que tienen en sus manos ha sido hecho pensando en cada uno de ustedes, que son personas únicas e importantes. Contiene información y actividades interesantes que les ayudarán a comprender y analizar la realidad salvadoreña e internacional. También propone el fomento de actitudes, necesarias para la participación responsable en el ámbito familiar, escolar, comunitario, nacional y mundial. El Ministerio de Educación y su centro educativo, en el marco del Plan Nacional de Educación 2021, están trabajando para que tengan más y mejores oportunidades de aprender. Así, esperamos que ejerzan sus derechos y cumplan con sus deberes con responsabilidad para llegar a ser ciudadanos plenos que fortalezcan la paz y la democracia. Les invitamos a continuar estudiando con empeño, manteniendo vivo el interés por ser mejores y enfrentar de manera competente los retos académicos y profesionales que les depara el futuro. ¡Ánimo, ustedes pueden alcanzar el éxito que se propongan! Ministra de Educación Darlyn Xiomara Meza Viceministro de Educación José Luis Guzmán 2 Elías Antonio Saca Presidente de la República Ana Vilma de Escobar Vicepresidenta de la República Darlyn Xiomara Meza Ministra de Educación José Luis Guzmán Viceministro de Educación Carlos Benjamín Orozco Viceministro de Tecnología Norma Carolina Ramírez Directora General de Educación Ana Lorena Guevara de Varela Directora Nacional de Educación Manuel Antonio...
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...NATURE OF MAN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE IN 10 MODULES E. Kolawole Ogundowole, Ph.D., D.Sc. Professor & Head of Philosophy Department University of Lagos. Akoka, Lagos. Nigeria Correct Counsels Limited Research. Counselling. Publishing. Book Supply First published 2003 Correct Counsels Ltd. P. O. Box 53 Akoka, Lagos. C E. Kolawole Ogundowole, 2003 ISBN: 978 -37004 - 0 – 5 This book is copyright. All rights reserved under the Copyright La Enquiries should be addressed to the Publishers. Printed in Nigeria by: Mustard Press Enterprises 16, Ogundola Street Sungas-BAriga. PREFACE A few words about the overall objectives of the course is appropriate as a starting point. Historically, philosophy was the first form of theoretical knowledge. As a rational theoretical tool of comprehending the world, philosophy arose in ancient Greece in stiff battle with mythology and religious consciousness. It came out to lay the foundation for the evolvement of scientific consciousness and the emergence and development of the sciences - Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, etc. In an environment rife with various and varying superstitions and myths, the study of the History of Science and Philosophy of Science becomes crucial, lest science itself falls within the ambit of mythology and superstition and becomes another form of myth even in the hands of the tutored. The study of the History of Science...
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...GRE Analytical Writing ISSUE Essay Topic - 1 "Important truths begin as outrageous, or at least uncomfortable, attacks upon the accepted wisdom of the time." GRE AWA Analytical Writing ISSUE Essay Sample Solution – 1 “The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.” ― Niels Bohr[->0] This is a proven fact that truth is the initial stage of progress. However, it is also believed that truth always starts away from the traditions and conventions. Therefore, people consider truths as attacks upon their beliefs, which people are following from ages. Truth also means some new facts that are unknown to us. People do not want to deviate from the facts, which they have learnt from their ancestors, and it is true to say that shedding ones dogmas is often difficult. They feel that it is an attack on their wisdom. If we look at the history of the world, we will find many examples where truth has generated commotions in the society. Different people have different views about the existence of God, life after death and origin of earth etc. For example, people took a long time to accept that the earth is round. Religious leaders and clergymen opposed this idea as it was against what they were teaching. Similarly, when Polish astronomer, Copernicus discovered that the earth goes round the sun and not vice versa, he was opposed by churches for many years. In fact he and his supporters were...
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