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- 20561: Pluto
- ... The year was nineteen thirty when Clyde William Tombaugh had discovered a ninth planet beyond Neptune.The telescopic search initiated twenty five years years before by the man who first noticed these variations in Uranus's orbit Percival Lowell had been a success.4670000000 miles (2670000000 kilometers) from Earth (at its closest point) a small yellowish colored marble was spotted.3666200000 miles (3666200000 kilometers) from the sun the small planet had a diameter of one thousand four hundred twenty miles (2284 kilometers) making it the smallest planet, and yet the furthest from the sun.Its mass only point four percent of Earth's, and radius only eighteen percent of Earth's it is quite a small planet.It has a density of one hundred ninety nine percent almost twice water. Plutos environment is one of a cold desolate place.The tempeture ranges from a frigid ...
- 20562: Water Transitions
- ... there is saltwater, or seawater. Seawater consists of fifty- five percent chlorine, and thirty-one percent sodium (Groliers). It makes up approximately ninety-seven and two tenths percent of the total volume of the world's water, and covers more than seventy percent of the earth's surface (Groliers). Sea water doesn't just contain hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, and chlorine; it also contains every naturally occurring element. Although seawater has a fairly constant ratio of major elements, salinity and seawater can fluctuate. Normally, the salinity is thirty- ...
- 20563: D-day 2
- ... the war against Japan. In May 1943 the Anglo-American conference in Washington concluded. Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt together with their highest military advisers decided to launch and offensive in 1944 against Hitler's Atlantic Wall. (pg. 4 ) Allied planners finally selected a 50 mile area of coastline in western Normandy, form the Vire Estuary to the Orne, as the assault area for securing a beachhead, which would be code named Utah (U.S.), Omaha (U.S.), Gold (British), Juno (Aus.), Sword (British) (pg. 5). This area was relatively close to undamaged ports in southern and southwestern England, and was in range of fighter planes as well. The French ports of ...
- 20564: Diarmement
- ... necessary to first achieve security before the process of disarmament could begin. *The French viewed Germany as a potentially powerful nation of 70 million. France,a nation of 4 million,would always be at Germany`s mercy unless it could be sure of an ally,so it aimed at keeping Germany weak and could not move on disarmament until its security had been established. *The major divergence of opinion on the ... unnecessary.If there were no fears about the international situation,then there would be no great worry about the issue of disarmament.If nations do not fear aggression they do not worry about their neighbour`s forces;however,if these fears do exist,they are more likely to discourage disarmament and encourage rearmament. *The fundamental reason for the failure of disarmament can be found in Article 8 of the League Covenant ... they were stronger than any possible rivals.In such an evironment the chance for disarmament were slim. Course Of Disarmament To The 1932 Disarmament Conference *The first step in disarmament came in 1919 with Germany`s treatment by the Versailles Treaty.Under the terms of the treaty,Germany: -was allowed an army of only 100 000; -was not allowed an air force; -had restrictions placed on her naval capacity,for ...
- 20565: Apollo 4
- ... the exposed section of the wires. At 6:31:04 p.m. the Raschel netting burst into an open flame. A second after the netting burst into flames, the first message came over the crew's radio channel: "Fire," Grissom said. Two Seconds later, Chaffee said clearly, "We've got a fire in the cockpit." His tone was businesslike (Murray 191). There was no camera in the cabin, but a remote ... a lot of motion, Propst explained, as White seemed to fumble with something and then quickly pull his arms back, then reach out again. Another pair of arms came into view from the left, Grissom's, as the flames spread from the far left-hand corner of the spacecraft toward the porthole (Murray 192). The crew struggled for about 30 seconds after their suits failed, and then died of asphyxiation, not ... three hatches. The IB Saturn rocket contained no fuel, so no chance of fire was really thought of, so there were no fire crews or doctors standing by. Many people were listening to the crew's radio channel, and would have responded, but were caught off guard and the first mention of fire was not clearly heard by anyone. Challenger On January 28, 1986 the space shuttle Challenger was ready ...
- 20566: Did Napoleon Betray The Revolu
- ... realities that Napoleon allegedly betrayed. The reality of the French revolution is 8 periods of constant change and successions of policies and leaders, with each new leader and party brining amendments to the revolution. Napoleon’s “coupd’e`tat of 18 brumaire was an insurance against both Jacobin revolution and Royalist restoration.” The French people expected Napoleon to bring back peace, order and to consolidate the political and social conquests of ... the revolution? Many historians argue that Napoleon was an effective but ambitious leader. This ambition led to a dictatorship, which they consider Napoleons ultimate betrayal. However other Historians such as Tombs and Furet see Napoleon’s regime as “the most convincing though temporary solution to the political and ideological problems bequeathed by the Revolution.” Napoleons dictatorship can also be considered a natural progression from the authoritarian nature of the French revolution ... continuing his conquests. Napoleons battles were fought in order to consolidate his dictatorship. His Military success initially consolidated the revolution, but once he turned France into a military dictatorship he betrayed the revolution. Although Napoleon’s military conquests started off based on the ideals of the French Revolution, Napoleons relentless quest for personal glory lead to a dictatorship. “In Napoleons hands the state had become the instrument of dictatorship.” The ...
- 20567: BETA PICTORIS: PLANETS? LIFE? OR WHAT?
- ... beta Pictoris consists of two parts: an outer ring of small, solid particles, and an inner ring of diffuse gas within a few hundred miles of the star (5). Albert Boggess, an astronomer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, suspects that the gas comes from the ring of solid particles (5). If he is correct, then the gas may be a sign that planets are being born there. The gas ... normal paths by close calls with protoplanets (5). This also fits with current ideas about the evolution of our own solar system. Gases from comet impacts may have been the creating factor of the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans (5). Wetherill argues that life on Earth is reliant upon the existence of Jupiter and Saturn, because they cleansed our Solar System of most of its planetesimals (comets) that, otherwise, would be ... The star is a young one. The inner zone of the disk is clear. All of these things point to the almost probable formation of planets. Richard Terrile, from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, says, “It’s hard not to form planets from material like this (7).” To answer whether or not there could be life on one of these planets, is not easy to say. No one can really even ...
- 20568: Economics Of Eisenhower
- ... in unemployment. These conditions have the ability to cause a recession. Now that an armistice has been reached in Korea, a recession is beginning to occur (Pach and Richardson, 54). I believe that the President’s chief concern should not be to make an immediate and fast acting restoration of the general economy. The problems of the federal deficit and the recession must wait until the more important problems are dealt ... should be taken in order to bolster American trading and overseas investments is to decrease the corporate taxes to a percent much lower than the domestic rate on income earned through foreign subsidiaries of U.S. businesses. Trade is essential to overcome the dollar gap that prevented foreign marketing of United States goods (Melanson and Mayers, 159). There are many economic issues which face the nation at this time. A recovery ... World War I, World War II, and the Great Depression. Now is a time when the nation must rest up and regain its strength for the most assuredly hard times to come. During President Eisenhower’s term in office one word must describe the economic policy, stability. The country does not need risky ventures and bold new ideas, the country needs to hold on to its previous economic standpoints. The ...
- 20569: Ozone
- ... This level ranges from fifty to eighty-five kilometers in altitude and has temperature ranges between one hundred eighty and two hundred fifty kelvins. Finally, the thermosphere is the final level in the atmosphere. It's range is eighty- five to one hundred forty kilometers and also temperatures as high as four hundred sixty kelvins. Society has been widely addressed with the many problems that we are having in our environment ... CFCs can destroy the ozone in the stratosphere. In June 1975, the Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) sued the Consumers Product Safety Commission for a band of CFCs used in aerosol spray cans. United States's fifth largest manufacturers of aerosol sprays announced that they will reduce the amount of CFCs used in there products. But as things started to get better, The Consumer Product Safety Commission rejected NRDC's law suit in July stating that there was insufficient evidence towards the amount of harm the CFCs were doing to the ozone layer. On September 1976, a report was released which re-enforced Rowland ...
- 20570: Turner Syndrome
- ... sexual maturation in otherwise normal females. He published a comprehensive medical description of the syndrome. It was not until 1959, that it became clear the syndrome was due to lack of sex chromosome material. Turner's Syndrome is a rare chromosomal disorder that affects one in approximately 2,500 females. Females normally have two X- chromosomes. However, in those with Turner's Syndrome, one X chromosome is absent or is damaged. OTHER NAMES Depending on the doctor, Turner's Syndrome may be diagnosed with one of the following alternative names: 45 - X Syndrome, Bonnevie- Ulrich Syndrome, Chromosome X, Monosomy X, Morgagni-Turner-Albright Syndrome, Ovarian Dwarfism, Turner Type, among others. SYNDROME CHARACTERISTICS A ...
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