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- 6161: A Brief History of Clocks: From Thales to Ptolemy
- ... having been the first mechanized globe, Archimedes’ sphere became a model for later Greek astronomers. For example, Posidonios of Rhodes, a contemporary of Cicero, built a mechanical globe based on Archimedes’ sphere. Members of the school of Posidonios created a device to compute the positions of the sun and the moon—what we now call "The Antikythera Mechanism." Challenged by the same, mechanical difficulty Archimedes faced in representing the synodic month ... having been the first mechanized globe, Archimedes’ sphere became a model for later Greek astronomers. For example, Posidonios of Rhodes, a contemporary of Cicero, built a mechanical globe based on Archimedes’ sphere. Members of the school of Posidonios created a device to compute the positions of the sun and the moon—what we now call "The Antikythera Mechanism." Challenged by the same, mechanical difficulty Archimedes faced in representing the synodic month ...
- 6162: Civil War - Causes
- ... federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these projects to be done at all. Also the North wanted to develop a tariff. With a high tariff, it protected the Northern manufacturer. It was bad for the South because a high tariff would not let the south trade its cotton for foreign goods. The North also wanted a good banking and currency system and federal subsidies for shipping and internal improvements. The South felt these were ...
- 6163: A Post-Modern Age
- ... a physical or biological category or relationship), sexual preferences, etc.). As a result, membership in social groups tends to be unstable and transitory as one can easily move between social groups. This, again, creates a high sense of anxiety and tension; this anxiety results, on the one hand, in attempts within these abstract groups to define and redefine themselves as real, that is, “not abstract,” as well as attempting to limit ... combining the Modernist with Marxian ideals creating together our Post-Modern Age. Transformation: There has been a transformation of the content and forms of contemporary culture and even in our notions of "culture" (for example, high versus low or popular culture) including dramatic changes in the nature of the media and in the content and forms of presentation of media images (the "television generation,” the "electronic age,” the "information age,” the ...
- 6164: Nuclear Energy
- ... who created the atomic bomb, turned this destructive power into huge plants generating "clean and cheap "electricity for the country. But this new resource brought sickness, mutations, cancer and eventually death to those exposed to high levels of radiation. Even the government declared that nuclear powers were safe and efficient. The truth is that accidents do happen at nuclear power plants and at other facilities all the time. An accident at ... is released and produced by the plants. The average nuclear power plant contains more than 200,000 to 300,000 times the radioactive materials that are in standard nuclear bombs. A person exposed to a high level of radiation will die within 48 hours of exposure either due to infectious diseases caused by the destruction of the body's immune system from the radiation or by massive tissue bleeding. Humans above ...
- 6165: Leonardo Da Vinci
- ... which was unique. Contrary to tradition, he went so far as to devise his own special formula of paint. His style was characterized by scattered shadows and subtle hues and marked the beginning of the High Renaissance period. Just like many great original efforts, Leonardo’s artistic style was largely unpopular for the next quarter century. Later Da Vinci became the court artist for the Duke of Milan. He completed only ... Among the offensive machines is what we would call a catapult. The drawing shows basic operations to the catapult and to Da Vinci probably the means to enable its destructive power. These inventions were of high value to Da Vinci. He wanted no one to steal them. Being the cunning craftsman that he is, Da Vinci wrote in his journal all the information needed to build his contraptions, but he wrote ...
- 6166: Leonardo Da Vinci
- ... shadows concealing the edges. These areas are distinguished easily against the sharply defined figures and objects of Verrocchio, that reflect the style called Early Renaissance. Leonardo's more graceful approach marked the beginning of the High Renaissance. However, this style did not become more popular in Italy for another 25 year (Gilbert 46). Leonardo actually started the popularization of this style. For this reason Leonardo could be called the "Father of the High Renaissance." Leonardo's leading skills emerged through his paintings and his techniques. Leonardo's talents soon drew him away from the Guild and in 1472 Leonardo finished his first complete painting, Annunciation. In 1478 Leonardo ...
- 6167: Maria Mitchell
- ... sky. He also encouraged her toward teaching and passed on a sense of God as in the natural world. By the time Maria was sixteen, she was a teacher of mathematics at Cyrus Pierce's school for young ladies where she used to be a student. Following that she opened a grammar school of her own. And only a year after that, at the age of eighteen she was offered a job as a librarian at Nantucket's Atheneum during the day when it opened to the public ...
- 6168: Examination Of Music History
- ... time. When the third and fourth parts were added, the music became truly polyphonic. Sometime after the mid-twelfth century, a new Notre Dame Cathedral was being built in Paris, and with it grew a school of composers. Two names have been preserved from that school- Leonin and Perotin. They stretched the organum to unheard-of lengths and embellished it with flourishes of long melismas, or many notes sung to one syllable. New rhythmic patterns developed, as did repetitions of motifs ...
- 6169: Analysis Of Primary Colors
- ... according to the Microsoft Encarta 97 Encyclopedia, the definition of noble is “stately and imposing; of magnanimous nature,” and referring to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, noble means “characterized by or indicative of virtue or magnanimity; high minded; imposing of appearance; grand; impressive” (475). Both definitions of the word noble imply that a person can have a noble appearance and that a person’s main objectives and actions are noble, but one ... interaction with the people and the game’s strategy (496). Knowing that the game is necessary to succeed in politics, that “it has developed very slowly and logically over time” (422) shows that Stanton is high minded, a quality of being noble. His true love and dedication to the game come forth many times throughout Primary Colors, especially around the time of the Cashmere McLeod scandal when Stanton was regarded as ...
- 6170: Art Censorship
- ... took me my whole life to paint like a child". One should never limit the capability of the human imagination. I feel that there should be no censorship in the schools as long as the school pro-motes discussion about anything that offends people. On the other hand, in the park, if there are uncensored or offensive displays there may be no opportunity to promote learning and discussions. We can't ... ethnic group or religion should not be allowed for viewing in the park. In summary, nothing is black and white there are always exceptions to the rule. Appro-priate measures should be taken, by the school system, so that children are well informed of what surrounds them and to ensure exposure to both sides of an issue at an early age. Hopefully this will enable adults to make wise decisions when ...
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