Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer who disagreed with the Roman Catholic theory of geocentrism. He was not a heretic because he was a Christian and had similar beliefs to the Roman Catholics, but he did not agree with the Church’s theory of the position and movement of Earth in the Solar System. Document A is an excerpt of a letter to Duchess Christina of Tuscany written by Galilei, counter-arguing the heresy claims. In the letter, Galileo wrote, “Can an opinion be heretical and yet have no concern with the salvation of souls?” Although he did not believe in the astronomical theory of the Church, he believed that his scientific thoughts should not interfere with his religious beliefs.
Clyde Tombaugh Clyde Tombaugh was a major contributor in the field of astronomy. Born in Streator, Illinois, on February 4, 1906, His family moved to Burdett, Kansas in 1922. A hail storm ruined the farm’s crops, while also ruining Tombaugh’s chances of going to college at young age. His interest in astronomy started when an uncle showed him the night sky through a telescopes. He built telescopes by himself starting in 1926, after he graduated from high school.
In Pauline Watts excerpt, “Science, Religion, and Columbus’s Enterprise of the Indies,” she begins by stating that the idea that Columbus was a scientific innovator might not be entirely true. She then proceeds to present the fact that his “Enterprise of the Indies” which got him his approval to sail drew from many older sources which would point to the fact that he is not as big an innovator as we are led on to believe. The two main sources he supposedly used were the Imago Mundi by Pierre d’Ailly and a group of letters written by Paolo Toscanelli which both stated something related to riches being “reached by sailing west rather than by traveling overland to the east” (15). With this new view of Columbus not exactly being as respectable as
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.
Josquin des Prez’ Impact on the Renaissance Era Josquin des Prez held vast knowledge about composing complex polyphonic melodies which lead him to become a very large influence of music during the Renaissance era. Since his music had been influenced by the famous Dutch composer Johannes Ockeghen, Joaquin des Prez’ early sacred music demonstrated contrapuntal complexity which was not seen in the works of other influential Renaissance composers such as Pierre de La Rue at this time. From Josquin’s understanding of notation, he then simplified his compositions into short recognizable phrases and continuously passed these phrases from one voice to another using his knowledge of the contrapuntal technique. Among his work during the Renaissance
Today’s civilization is on the cutting edge of scientific innovation and technology. This is seemingly a good thing, as with inventions like the internet, we have unparalleled access to knowledge and information. Research which comprised hours spent digging in the archives of a library can be done much faster and more efficiently at home on a computer with internet access. On the surface, we see only positives. But, when examining more closely, a detrimental effect on human cognition is recognized: the loss of attention and focus.
Many wonder where inventors like Benjamin Franklin get their creative energy. Many so-called Founding Fathers are famous for one or two of their accomplishments, but anyone who knows their history knows that Franklin is known for many things, including their inventions. The armonica is not on of his well-known inventions, but its design is ingenious. Also called the glass harmonica, the armonica required a person to place himself or herself in front of the instrument and to rotate its glass bowls.
The Renaissance era was a great transition from the Medieval times. The arts started to be emphasised and individualism became a major theme. Human exploration was celebrated through art, literature, and theater. Not only was the Renaissance time period the age for human exploration it was a time of global exploration. Hernan Cortez was one of the many explorers of the Renaissance age.
There were many reasons why Zheng He's explorations were remarkable. One reason why Zheng He's explorations were remarkable was because of the mere size of the ships that he traveled in which were significantly larger than any European ship that had ever been seen before. These voyages were also remarkable in size because the ships altogether had an enormous crew of twenty-seven thousand people and had traveled thousands of miles. Another reason why the explorations were remarkable was because of how many relationships he developed with other countries, after he was done exploring there were sixteen countries willing to send China tributes. A final reason why Zheng He's explorations were remarkable was because of how much he explored and how
How do you stay on earth without floating off? We have finally figured out why we don’t float around or why the apple falls straight down. Isaac Newton has discovered gravity. He was outside when he saw an apple fall. He stared at the apple and thought why does it fall down instead of up.
The Scientific Revolution created several theories about the universe. The two major ones were heliocentric and geocentric. Heliocentric means the solar system is sun centered. Geocentric means the solar system is earth centered.
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,
Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452. He was Italian, and wrote right to left. However, even though he was an artist he was very interested in the human body and interested in how it works. First, in 1470 he went to Florence, while he was there he painted a picture of a young woman. The Renaissance was just now beginning and people liked paintings that had a lot of colors.
The Renaissance was a time period of rebirth in Europe. The Renaissance began in the 14th century and lasted to the 17th century. During this time there was many advances in art, literature and science. One well known scientist that lived during the Renaissance was Galileo Galilei. Galileo had a significant impact on science of the Renaissance because of his discoveries in the fields of astronomy and physics.
¬¬¬¬¬¬Abstract Electrical circuits are described with mathematical expressions. Usually, it is possible to calculate the currents and voltages in a circuit by solving a set of equations, the calculations are required to design a safe circuit.and this is one reason why advanced mathematics is so important in the field of electrical engineering. The circuit equations can be determined using Ohm’s Law, which gives the relationship between voltage and current in a resistor (V=IR), and Kirchhoff’s Current and Voltage Laws, which govern the currents entering and exiting a circuit node and the sum of voltages around a circuit loop, respectively. Objective(s) The purpose of this experiment is to verify Ohm's Law using resistor in dc and ac circuits.
