De Nova Stella Case Study
1. This gentleman (shown in Pic 1) was famous as an astronomer, astrologer, and alchemist during his lifetime. In his 1573 book De nova stella, his precise measurements indicated that the ‘new stars’, (now known as supernovae) lacked the parallax expected in sub-lunar phenomena. After his death, his body has been exhumed twice (in 1901 and in 2010), in order to examine the circumstances of his death. This was also done to verify what material his artificial nose was made of. The result was that his death was likely caused by a burst bladder as first suggested and that his artificial nose was more likely made of brass, rather than of silver or of gold as was believed in his time. Who are we talking about? 2. TIME Magazine chose him as their first Person of the Year, 1927. This is how he was described in the actual issue (January 2, 1928) of the magazine:
Height: 6 ft. 2 inches.
Age: 25.
Eyes: Blue.
Cheeks: Pink.
Hair: Sandy.
Feet: Large. When he arrived at the Embassy in France no shoes big enough were handy.
Habits: Smokes not; drinks not. Does not gamble. Eats a thorough-going breakfast. Prefers light luncheon and dinner when permitted. Avoids rich dishes. Likes sweets.
Who are we talking about? 3. In July 1978, Louise Brown of The United Kingdom became the first “one”; while an Indian Kanupriya Agarwal (aka Durga) …show more content…
They were an American female singing group and the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. This group was founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959. Actually, they were the most commercially successful of the Motown's acts. They are, till date, America's most successful vocal group with 12 number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The 2006 movie Dreamgirls contained many references to Motown and this group - for example, in the film, many of the group's album covers were identical in design to this group's album covers. Also, the Dreams themselves hailed from Detroit in the movie. Which singing group are we talking
Height: 6 ft. 2 inches.
Age: 25.
Eyes: Blue.
Cheeks: Pink.
Hair: Sandy.
Feet: Large. When he arrived at the Embassy in France no shoes big enough were handy.
Habits: Smokes not; drinks not. Does not gamble. Eats a thorough-going breakfast. Prefers light luncheon and dinner when permitted. Avoids rich dishes. Likes sweets.
Who are we talking about? 3. In July 1978, Louise Brown of The United Kingdom became the first “one”; while an Indian Kanupriya Agarwal (aka Durga) …show more content…
They were an American female singing group and the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. This group was founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959. Actually, they were the most commercially successful of the Motown's acts. They are, till date, America's most successful vocal group with 12 number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The 2006 movie Dreamgirls contained many references to Motown and this group - for example, in the film, many of the group's album covers were identical in design to this group's album covers. Also, the Dreams themselves hailed from Detroit in the movie. Which singing group are we talking