Essays Tagged: "astronomers"

The Big Bang Theory

were incorrect.It is always a mystery about how the universe began, whetherif and when it will end. Astronomers construct hypotheses calledcosmological models that try to find the answer. There are tw ... ies have continued moving away from each other eversince. Today the universe is still expanding, as astronomershave observed.The Steady State model says that the universe does notevolve or change in t ...

(5 pages) 281 0 4.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

Neptune

just about all the infoabout Neptune.BACKGROUND        Astronomers have studied Neptune since September 23, 1846, whenJohann Gottfried Galle, of ... tmosphere. But the star's light flashed on and off beforeNeptune passed in front of it. Astronomers concluded that some materialorbits Neptune, and was responsible for occasional ...

(5 pages) 142 0 4.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

The Big Bang (comparisive of two major theories)

Big BangIt is always a mystery about how the universe began, whether if and when it will end.Astronomers construct hypotheses called cosmological models that try to find the answer.There are tw ... ies have continued moving away fromeach other ever since. Today the universe is still expanding, as astronomers haveobserved.The Steady State model says that the universe does not evolve or change in ...

(4 pages) 172 1 4.1 Apr/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

The Classic World

rature, and ethics. These contributions have influenced the modern world today. Manymathematicians, astronomers, and scientists contributed to the development of many of theluxuries we enjoy today. Ho ... Some of the major contributions from the Classical World is in the field of science.Mathematicians, astronomers, and scientists made important contributions that formedthe basic element of science. Fr ...

(2 pages) 76 2 4.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Big Bang

i It is always a mystery about how the universe began, whetherif and when it will end. Astronomers construct hypotheses calledcosmological models that try to find the answer. There are tw ... ies have continued moving away from each other eversince. Today the universe is still expanding, as astronomershave observed.The Steady State model says that the universe does notevolve or change in t ... ctral line will show a blueshift. If the galaxy is not moving, there is no shift at all.However, as astronomers observed, the more distance a galaxy islocated from Earth, the more redshift it shows on ...

(5 pages) 154 0 3.9 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

The big bang theory

believe to be what created this universe is the big bang theory. This scientific hypotheses made by astronomers are called a cosmological model. But through the entire information gather from satellit ... rom all directions in the sky, day and night, all year (3, pg.60). From this very confident theory, astronomers have figured out that the radiation was made by the big bang. Therefore this is one of t ...

(4 pages) 183 3 4.3 Mar/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

The Big Bang theory

It is always a mystery about how the universe began, whetherif and when it will end. Astronomers construct hypotheses calledcosmological models that try to find the answer. There are tw ... ies have continued moving away from each other eversince. Today the universe is still expanding, as astronomershave observed.The Steady State model says that the universe does notevolve or change in t ... ctral line will show a blueshift. If the galaxy is not moving, there is no shift at all.However, as astronomers observed, the more distance a galaxy islocated from Earth, the more redshift it shows on ...

(5 pages) 121 1 3.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Merlin's time and how relevant they are to Camelot.

nd soothsayers. They formed a class of philosophers, judges, educators, historians, doctors, seers, astronomers, and astrologers. Because of their vast knowledge and skills, they were feared around th ...

(3 pages) 25 0 0.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Constellations.

The constellations that astronomers use to identify parts of the sky are not the same as the Zodiac signs used by astrologer ...

(2 pages) 69 0 4.4 Jul/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

All about the universe.

ECTS IN THE UNIVERSEi.Explain how stars can be classified according to size, colour and temperature.Astronomers use The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, which is a graphical tool to classify stars accordi ... s and matter held loosely together by gravity. They are often spread over thousands of light years. Astronomers estimate that there are about 125 billion galaxies in the universe. All the stars visibl ...

(7 pages) 163 0 3.8 Jul/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

The Search For Dark Matter in the Universe.

Searching for Dark MatterWhen Astronomers look at the Universe, they study the mysteries of the stars, dust clouds and other matte ... ma-ray telescopes. What is not readily apparent through these mediums is even more mysterious. When Astronomers observe spiral galaxies like our Milky Way, they use Doppler shifts to determine the rot ... standard observations and are often detected through a process called gravitational lensing. Since Astronomers cannot see these objects, they take advantage of gravitational effects on the visible ma ...

(6 pages) 108 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

The Andromeda Galaxy.

tars.This galaxy is set among the stars of the constellation of Andromeda, the tiny misty blur that astronomers know by the catalog number M 31 is easy to miss. Yet despite its unassuming appearance, ... ts unassuming appearance, M 31 is immensely greater than the stars that surround it. For centuries, astronomers thought that the Andromeda galaxy was nothing more than a nebula, a cloud of light-refle ...

(2 pages) 51 1 4.7 Jan/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

The big bang theory.

g Bang Theory It is always a mystery about how the universe began, whether if and when it will end. Astronomers construct hypotheses called cosmological models that try to find the answer. There are t ... es have continued moving away from each other ever since. Today the universe is still expanding, as astronomers have observed. The Steady State model says that the universe does not evolve or change i ...

(5 pages) 109 2 3.3 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Study notes, data, statistics on planets, astronomical beings, the greenhouse effect

Future Telescopes* a newly proposed Exo-Earth Imager (EEI) could show astronomers an Amazon-size forest, with its green hint of biology, on an Earth-size planet 30 light ... ral line will show a blue shift. If the galaxy is not moving, there is no shift at all. However, as astronomers observed, the more distance a galaxy is located from Earth, the more redshift it shows o ...

(7 pages) 81 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

Explanation about the gases, color, and size of stars

s of hot gas and change as they age, but it doesn't take change until over billions of years later. Astronomers have a strong sense of how stars are on the inside and out. Stars colors change because ...

(2 pages) 40 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

Renaissance View of the Universe

the name of astronomy. Astronomy was to do with getting a better picture of the universe. To do so astronomers looked at the orbits of different stars and planets.Claudius Ptolemy (100 AD - 170 AD)Cl ...

(3 pages) 67 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The emergence of a new field in science - Exobiology

on the Earth billions of years ago.In trying to estimate the distribution of life in the universe, astronomers have developed the formula N = R*f*p*n*e*f*1*f*i*f*t*L--popularly known as the Drake equ ...

(2 pages) 84 4 4.4 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

"Mission to Mars"

to actually landing on the surface and deploying mobile units which can better analyze the surface. Astronomers are already hard at work on future missions to mars which include studying the geology o ... an the eight month journey, but it actually survived its Mars flyby for about 3 years. This allowed Astronomers to continue long-term studies of the solar wind environment and make coordinated measure ...

(6 pages) 77 0 2.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

Mathematics of Persia

was also famous for its research in maths. Many importantmathematicians and especially mathematical astronomers lived and worked in Persia.Mathematicians in Persia often discovered mathematical princi ... was also famous for its research in maths. Many importantmathematicians and especially mathematical astronomers lived and worked in Persia.Mathematicians in Persia often discovered mathematical princi ...

(3 pages) 49 0 3.4 Apr/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

The Universe

It is always a mystery about how the universe began, whether if and when it will end. Astronomers construct hypotheses calledn cosmological models that try to find the answer. There are ... es have continued moving away from each other ever since. Today the universe is still expanding, as astronomers have observed.The Steady State model says that the universe does notevolve or change in ... ral line will show a blue shift. If the galaxy is not moving, there is no shift at all. However, as astronomers observed, the more distance a galaxy is located from Earth, the more redshift it shows o ...

(5 pages) 120 0 4.6 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy