I researched about William Herschel, who was a conductor, organist, composer and music teacher. William Herschel knew the stars well and was always curious as to what was beyond the Earth. He had built himself a homemade telescope and enjoyed viewing the stars from it. As he was observing the stars one night he noticed an object that he could not clarify what it was. Other astronomers had seen this object, but never really observed how different it was.
What was the motivation that led to the discovery? William Herschcel was self-motivated. He discovered Uranus with a telescope that he built himself. One night as he was surveying stars he noticed that some stars seemed different, and after he began to observe it many more times he noticed it orbited the sun. This lead to the discovery of Uranus and two of its moons.
He thought it was a comet at first. Realizing he had problems with his calculations in regards of size and distance, his well-connected friends advised him to correspond with the appropriate astronomical society in England early on, which ended up being a blessing and a curse. He thought an established astronomer with a telescope at an observatory would be better equipped to
William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus in the year of 1781. He was a man that was interested in the sky. He would watch the sky at night and all the way into the early morning. One night as Herschel was watching the stars in the night sky, he noticed a “star” that was bigger than the rest.
In the discourse involving Galileo’s findings and theories, there has been much reference to the works of the pagan Aristotle. While his genius is indisputable, his ignorance is also evident in matters of which we have newfound knowledge. Consequently, his writings on such subjects as astronomy must be considered only under heavy scrutiny. This scrutiny reveals, as shall be demonstrated, Galileo’s rectitude in supporting the Copernican model of the movement of the Earth.
Musician and astronomer, William Herschel, changed the way we look at the sky in the 1780’s. In 1781, Herschel went on an adventure to construct a telescope with bigger reflecting mirrors than had ever been used before (Hoskin). He made a telescope that was top of the line for that time. He discovered Uranus, which was the first planet to be discovered in a very long time (Upgren). Many people inspired and aided Herschel’s desire to study astronomy.
Neptune, named after the Roman god of the sea, is the furthest planet from the sun, and the smallest gas planet in diameter. Neptune's mass is much larger than its size though, it is the third largest planet in mass, but the fourth largest in size. It has a circumference of 96,685 miles. It takes 165 years to travel around the sun. That's 34 years older than the recorded for longest living person.
A world called Pluton, where there is gender discrimination and females are superior to the males. Growing the population is Pluton’s main purpose. Herein, having the ability to give birth is power, thus females are dominant creatures as they are created with a womb which is able to carry an infant for thirty-six weeks. The only ‘capability’ that men have is the ability of passing the sperm on to the female to bore a child. The superiority of the female is felt strongly at the workplace, home and community at large.
Our Solar System is a vast and mysterious area that many haven’t gone before. Our Solar System includes eight distinct planets Earth, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mars, Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter. All these planets have many unique characteristics that makes them who they are, but Jupiter is one of those planets that stood out the most. Jupiter is presently the fifth planet from the Sun and by far is the largest mass object in the solar system out of all the other planets. This gas giant is twice the size of all the other planets combined.
Because of my interest in Astronomy, I have picked "Astronomy: Discovery of Uranus by William Herschel in 1781". It was very educational for me to see, how the process of science worked in this particular case, and why it is so important for observations shared and discoveries to be replicated by others. I have based my observations on the work by Simon Schaffer, St. John 's College, Cambridge called "URANUS and the establishment of Herschel 's astronomy". Below is a breakdown of the assignment questions: What was the motivation that led to this discovery? William Herschel was only an amateur astronomer and at that time having a royal patronage was everything.
A look into the blood disorder which is Sepsis Introduction There are many blood disorders that can and may, cause higher instances of mortality. The author is going to look specifically into Sepsis. The cause and It’s development, symptoms which may present, tests undertaken to determine a diagnosis of Sepsis, the treatment of Sepsis, the presently recorded data of instance of Sepsis within healthcare and its impact. The author’s research will pertain to information sourced primarily online including journals and PDF documents; along with personal long term experience within a clinical setting.
Saturn is the second largest planet and sixth number planet of our solar system. Saturn is a gas giant made up of hydrogen and helium. It is big enough to hold more than 760 Earths within it, and is second massive planet after Jupiter, roughly 95 times Earth 's mass. However, Saturn has the lowest density among all the planets of solar system .It spins faster than any other planet except Jupiter which help Saturn with its magnetic field which is about 578 times more powerful than Earth 's. Although Saturn has at least 62 moons but its largest moon, Titan, is slightly bigger than Mercury, and is the second-largest moon in the solar system after Jupiter 's moon Ganymede (our moon is fifth largest).Although it is the most interesting planet
Today virtually every child grows up learning that the Earth orbits the Sun, but four centuries ago the heliocentric solar system, where the Earth orbits the Sun, was so controversial that the Catholic Church classified it as a crime of heresy (UCLA). In the age of early philosophy, Socrates’ is well known. Between the Socratic method and his line of successful students, Socrates’ makes the history books. Galileo Galilei turned astronomers on their heads when he discovered moons around Jupiter. Giordano Bruno didn’t back down from any of his brilliant and different ideas.
Nicolaus Copernicus established the concept of a heliocentric system that validates that the sun, rather than the earth, is at the center of our solar system. Later on, he is now known as the “Father of Modern Astronomy”. Early Life On February 19, 1473 in Torun, Poland, Barbara Watzenrode and Nicolaus Copernicus Sr. had their fourth child, Nicolaus Copernicus (Armitage,
Because Galileo was the first to point the telescope to the sky, many new discoveries were made (Cox). Finding something new about Earth’s Moon was one discovery significant to science of the Renaissance. In late November of
