telescope). There are other claims that the microscope and the telescope were invented by Roger Bacon in the 1200s,[2] but this is not substantiated. Giovanni Faber coined the name microscope forGalileo Galilei's compound microscope in 1625 [3] (Galileo had called it the "occhiolino" or "little eye"). 2nd Century BC - Claudius Ptolemy described a stick appearing to bend in a pool of water, and accurately recorded the angles to within half a degree. 1st Century - Romans were experimenting with
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Why was the Moon created? The Moon's purpose is to be the lesser light of the darkness. The Moon has been in Earth's orbit for billions of years. Galileo discovered the Moon, Earth's natural satellite. Now, it is our turn to depict how it got there. Based on scientific evidence, the Sister Theory is most acceptable to the scientific community. Many scientists have come up with theories as to how the Moon was created. The Capture Theory states that the moon was a space object that got pulled into
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encouragement of atheism. This was a serious problem as the Catholic church very much impinged on every aspect of life. Any person who publically held a belief which conflicted with Catholicism was charged with heresy and punished. An example of this being Galileo, who was charged with heresy and sentenced to house arrest for asserting that the Copernican view of the universe was wrong, and that everything didn’t revolve around the Earth. Due to cases like this, the church restricted the range of scientific
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Career Objective: Further experience and knowledge in project management and estimating. Qualifications: Received diploma in the Mechanical Engineering program at NAIT. Obtained various technical and project management skills. Proficient in various computer programs including Microsoft Office, design programs such as Mastercam, AutoCAD and 3-D Inventor modelling. Education: Mechanical Engineering Technologist, NAIT April 30, 2010 Completion Date • Learnt principles of the design process and
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Point Of View The Nazis viewed killing the Jews as “justice”. They though that the Jews existing was a mistake and that they must carry on what Christ could not. They assumed that in order to give Christ proper justice, they must kill the ones who persecuted him in the first place and those are the Jews. A quote from Joseph Goebells on November 16, 1941 explained their intentions and why they were doing what they were doing. “ By reason of their birth and race, all Jews are part of a conspiracy
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Communication and Networks Part 1 - Communication - what it is and its uses Revision 2: Feb 2016 From the video “How the Internet works” 1. What the Internet is 2. How data is sent over the Internet 3. How every device on the Internet has a unique identifier And if all the above seems foreign to you… Please watch the video “How the Internet works” In this video…. 1. We will define what computer communication is 2. We will look at some of the uses of communication a) b)
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Australopitecos * Hace 4 millones de años * Primer grupo humanoide. * Son originarios de África. * Podían caminar erguidos. * Los restos mas famosos corresponden a una mujer llamada Lucy hallada en Etiopía en 1974 (vivió hace 3,18 millones de años, antecesor mas antiguo y medía 1.05 m) ¿2 actividades básicas que distinguían a los grupos femeninos y masculinos son? * Hombres: La caza * Mujeres: La recolección de alimentos Domesticación de animales y plantas
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Why Should People Hate Science? Science has conquered so many diseases and is promising to cure genetic diseases and even grow us new organs. It has given us mobile phones, tablets and computers that have reduced the global village to a global mall; and yet, there are people who still refuse to accept the power of science as the major agent of change in our society. Some people find it easier to believe that special people can cure serious diseases by simply placing their hands on the diseased
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The Rise Of The Scientific Revolution Sir Isaac Newton once said, “Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth” (“Cambridge University Library - Newton Exhibition”). Truth really matters when it comes to the church telling lies and people believing their whole life. The Scientific Revolution started due to people questioning the church's ways. People did not agree with just believing the way the church said and have no reason to believe. It affected society by allowing
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ASTRonomy 103 Examination #1 1. The meridian is an imaginary line passing through the A east and west points on the horizon B summer and winter solstices C vernal and autumnal equinoxes D zenith and North Celestial Pole E latitude of your geographic location 2. Compared to its period of revolution, the Moon's period of rotation is A longer B shorter C the same length D sometimes longer, sometimes shorter E the Moon does not rotate 3. The period of a planet revolving around the Sun
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