looked through a telescope at the night sky? You can thank Galileo for that. Galileo was a devoted Catholic, but, he was charged for heresy by the church twice. Albert Einstein said “In advocating and the Copernican Theory Galileo was motivated by a striving to simplify the representation of the celestial motions.” which shows how much Einstein respected he. Galileo Galilei was the first person to turn a high powered telescope to the stars which allowed him to discover many things about space, however
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Why I Believe The beliefs I hold can be derived from a set of unprovable, yet self-evident axioms. Among these are that logic and mathematics are at the core of truth, that the scientific method is effective in discerning the truth, and that observable phenomenon is a reflection of reality. These I take on faith so long as they yield results which are self-consistent. I also allow myself beliefs which are not provable even from these axioms, but for which there exists no contradictory evidence.
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one-hundred percent impossible to escape. Hiding in a hole will work for sometime, but could you honestly live there you're entire remaining life? Its impossible, you would go nuts! My favorite line from the movie is when the man mentions Albert Einsteins quote, “I don’t know what weapons will be used in WWIII, but WWIV will be with sticks and stones.” That right there sums it up for me. Just hearing it sends a eery chill down my spine and leaves a hollow grave in my stomach. We all live on
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primary moons of Jupiter (now known as the Galilean moons), as well as the rings of Saturn. Though a model of the Earth circling the sun was first proposed by Copernicus, it took some time before it became widely accepted. | Albert Einstein(Astronomer) | 1879-1955 | Einstein suggested that the laws of physics are the same throughout the universe, that the speed of light in a vacuum is constant, and that space and time are linked in an entity known as space-time, which is distorted by gravity |
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There are five scientists who helped shape not only atomic theory but also our perspective of the atom. Dalton, Bohr, Rutherford, Planck, and Millikan, each of these scientists contributed to atomic theory in their own way and enhanced our knowledge of the atom. John Dalton is known for his work of gas laws (i.e. Dalton’s law) but also his work to lay the ground work for atomic theory. In the year 1800 Dalton presented a paper which was on the constitution of mixed gasses. This would lead him to
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gives lifelong learners the tools to become autodidacts, eschewing exorbitant tuition and joining the ranks of other self-taught great thinkers in history such as Albert Einstein, Alexander Graham Bell, Paul Allen and Ernest Hemingway. “Learning is not a product of schooling but the lifelong attempt to acquire it.” -Albert Einstein 10 years ago in April 2001, Charles M. Vest, the MIT President at the time, announced that the university would make its materials for all its courses freely available
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"If I know what love is, it is because of you." - Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) German-born Swiss Novelist, Poet "Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing: Come back to me and forgive everything." - Moulin Rouge (The Movie) "I have learned not to worry about love; But to honor its coming with all my heart." - Alice Walker (1944~) American Author, Critic "Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit." - Peter Ustinov (1921-2004) English Actor, Author, Director
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Dyslexia is commonly thought of as a learning disability. People think they cannot read or they are unintelligent and will not amount to anything. However, many successful people have dyslexia, Charles Schwab, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Albert Einstein just to name a few (eida.org, Buchanan). Most people would think these people had to overcome dyslexia to become successful but many would argue that they are successful because they have dyslexia. Though many people see dyslexia as a disability,
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President, Secretary, Treasurer and P.R.O). After having a mini election, the teachers also gave their class schedule. Continue to page 5 “TRY NOT TO BECOME A MAN OF SUCCESS, BUT RATHER TRY TO BECOME A MAN OF VALUE” -ALBERT EINSTEIN Mattheans welcome the newly elected CM officers For this school year 2013-2014, the CM election was automated. It was held at July 5, 2013 under the supervision of the new APSAD, Ms Rodhora Arevalo. The election was between two parties: The
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she first was a writer and storyboard artist for Adventure Time but then moved on to Steven Universe. This will go over her life and career as well as accomplishments Early in her life Sugar lived in silver spring maryland. sugar attended both Albert Einstein High School as well as Montgomery Blair High School at the same time. After that she went on to attend the School Of Visual Arts in New York. when she first joined the crew of adventure time she started out as a storyboard revisionist. during
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