Refractor telescopes are a device which uses lenses to form an image. Refractor telescopes were first created by Hans Lippershey in 1608 but were later improved by Johannes Kepler where his design was to have two convex lenses. A refractor telescope contains a long tube that can be made out of metal, plastic or wood. The objective lens which is a combination of glass and the eyepiece which is a second combination of glass lens. The behaviour of light passing through different media Refraction is
in a wide range of details, The exterior reflects the Greek key pattern cast directly into the concrete, the elegant bronze and glass of the main entrance doors, the decorative metal window grilles, the copper- covered domes -Zeiss telescope(east) and Solar telescope(west), and the Astronomer Monument -concrete sculpture on the front lawn. The exterior design was intended to convey a sense of monumentality and
Frank Zwicky was an astronomer at Caltech, from 1925 until his death in 1974, who helped to discover some of the weirdest things in the universe. He was denied access to the University’s large 200 inch telescope to perform calculations so instead he used a much smaller eighteen inch telescope, which was barely appropriate for the scientific work he was doing. During his catalog of all known galaxies, he discovered tiny points of star-like light at unfathomable distances, in such a way that should
All technology and inventions are the results of experiments, inventions and discoveries of those intellectuals’ scientists. We might still be within the middle Ages. We have a tendency to virtually owe our lives to them. There's no denying the importance of those scientists in our lives. These are 10 of the world’s greatest scientists whose inventions have modified the course of our lives. Sir Isaac Newton, an English man, man of science, is wide thought to be one among the best scientists of all
Kanyakumari Introduction India is a diverse nation with an array of natural beauty and architectural wonder all around, however when we talk about the Southern part of the nation, there are innumerous sites to behold! Talking about Sothern part of India, I guess you must have heard about Kanyakumari, located at the southernmost tip of the peninsula which was previously called as Cape Comorin in early India and is a small town tucked in Tamil Nadu state of the nation. Laden with natural beauty, Kanyakumari
The Renaissance man was held to the highest of places among society in the age of enlightenment in Italy. Renaissance men were incredibly intelligent and extremely skilled in multiple fields of study. They sought out and emphasized the importance of knowledge in their time. Among these men, a man by the name of Galileo Galilei stands out as a major contributing force to the Renaissance era. He was a highly regarded man for his intelligence and his proven theories. Galileo Galilei, often referred
aikapu tradition is not further carried out in some Hawaiian families. Also understanding the concept of malama aina helps us understand certain issues going on today such as the planned construction of a telescope on Mauna Kea. A protester name Kealoha Pisciotta explains her reason on why the telescope should not be built, “This is not only an ecologically sensitive area,” she told me. For Hawaiians, it’s where our origin story begins. It’s a place where significant ancestors are buried, so it’s a burial
77 in 1642, was an Italian astronomer in the sixteenth and seventeenth century who paved the way and laid the foundation for future scientists. He was a devout Christian who had a passion for science and the universe. He was the inventor of the telescope and believed in the Copernican system, which is a theory that the Sun is the centre of the solar system and all planets and other matter revolve around the Sun. This theory contradicted the Catholic belief, that the earth is the centre of the universe
The Sentinel: is there life out there? Written only a few years after the nuclear bombs released on Hiroshima and Nagasaki finished World War II, Arthur C. Clarke’s “The Sentinel” comprises several themes that would become common in Cold War science fiction. Reflecting a collective fear that civilization might totally end itself through atomic conflict, numerous writers regarded the arrival of an atomic age as being a general right of passage for any civilization. While harnessing atomic reactions
The changing relationship between the West and Japan during the Edo Period created an exciting time in history filled with remarkable events. One of these remarkable events occurred when influence of Western technology spread throughout Japan during the international culture exchanges between the two sides. Author, Timothy Screech, discusses the introduction of Western science and technology to Japan in his book The Lens Within the Heart. He reviews comparisons between Europe and the Japanese interpretations