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The document discusses theories of the universe from ancient Greece. It notes that the earliest constellations were identified by Homer around 6000 years ago and included the lion, bull, and scorpion. By the 5th century BC, most constellations had accompanying myths. The document also provides examples of three constellations - Leo the lion, Sagitta the arrow, and Volans the flying fish - along with their names, meanings, and three-letter abbreviations.
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The document discusses the possibility that the traditional zodiac signs used in astrology may no longer be accurate due to precession of the equinoxes. It notes that the constellations the sun was aligned with at the time of one's birth no longer match up with the months assigned to the 12 zodiac signs due to a shift over thousands of years. Some key points made include that a 13th zodiac sign called Ophiuchus is proposed to be added, which would result in some people previously thought to be one sign now being considered a different one. The document also discusses the history and origins of the traditional 12 zodiac signs and constellations, as well as concepts such as tropicalQuiztronomy 2013 - the annual Astronomy flavoured quiz
Quiztronomy 2013 - the annual Astronomy flavoured quizRohan
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Quiztronomy is the annual astronomy flavoured quiz organised by the Astronomy club of College of Engineering Pune in association with BCQC.
Link to Mains - Infinite Bounce round: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_uVh3L1xDwUbk92Skp3dlJzVEU/edit?usp=sharing
Quiztronomy 2013 Results and Report: http://notesandstones.blogspot.in/2013/03/quiztronomy-report.html
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Day 1Janelle Wilson
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How has mankind's need to explore led to our current view of the solar system? A New American LectureDay 1
Day 1Janelle Wilson
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1) Egyptians studied stars like Sirius to predict the Nile River's flooding and Mayans developed an advanced calendar by observing solstices, while people who built Stonehenge may have used it to track solstices.
2) Greeks were the first to observe and name the five planets and Aristotle proposed a geocentric model with Earth at the center surrounded by crystalline spheres, which Ptolemy later refined with epicycles to explain planetary motion.
3) Copernicus published his theory that introduced heliocentrism, with the sun at the center, just before he died, revolutionizing the understanding of the solar system.The Milky Way Galaxy Essay
The Milky Way Galaxy EssayKara Bell
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The document provides information about the Milky Way Galaxy and galaxies in general. It begins by stating that many people cannot comprehend the vastness of the universe and how small Earth is in comparison. It then explains that a galaxy consists of billions of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity. The Milky Way Galaxy received its name from the milky band of stars visible from Earth. It is estimated to contain 200-400 billion stars and has a circumference of 300,000 light years.Views of nature of earth and space
Views of nature of earth and spaceRileyAntler
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Ancient sites like Newgrange Passage Tomb and Stonehenge were carefully aligned with astronomical events like solstices and equinoxes, suggesting their builders had knowledge of the movement of celestial bodies. Early models of the universe placed Earth at the center, with the geocentric model proposed by Aristotle and later displaced by Copernicus' heliocentric model placing the Sun at the center. Kepler later improved on this by discovering planetary orbits were elliptical rather than circular in shape.Arrangement-of-stars.00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000...
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Theories of the universe 2
- 1. Theories of the Universe Theories of Ancient Greece What did they see??? - Roughly dating back 6000 years - the lion - Earliest constellations were found by - the bull Homer. -the scorpion - By the 5th B.C Most of the constellations came with a Myth - Alexandria came up with 48 constellations (112 stars) ***Each constellation comes with: - a name - a meaning - a three letter abbreviation Constellations: Name: Leo meaning: the lion abbreviation: Leo Name: Sagitta meaning: the arrow abbreviation: Sge
- 2. Name: Volans meaning: Flying Fish Abbreviation: Vol
- 3. Bibliography - "Constellations." JIM KALER. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2011. <http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/const.html>. - "Free Constellations Clipart." ClipartPal - Royalty Free Clipart, Web Graphics, Images. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2011. <http://www.clipartpal.com/clipart_pd/space/constellations_10174.html>. - "Hunt for Alien Earths: New rocky planet found in constellation Leo." Hunt for Alien Earths. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2011. <http://newearthplanets.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-rocky-planet- found-in-constellation.html>. - "September Constellations - Discover the Constellations on Sea and Sky." Sea and Sky - Explore the Oceans Below and the Skies Above. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2011. <http://www.seasky.org/constellations/constellations-september.html>.
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