1. The parallax of the star 75 Leo is 0.10 and its apparent visual magnitude is +5.18. The absolute visual magnitude of 75 Leo is +5.14. 2. A G2 I star is larger in diameter and more luminous than the sun. 3. spectroscopic parallax can be used to determine the distance to a star when the spectrum of the star can be used to determine its spectral type and luminosity class. 4. Luminosity class IV objects are known as sub giants. 5. For stars
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The sophists were a group of traveling teachers and philosophers in ancient Greece. They had a very different mind set than most of Athens. They argued that the human mind simply can not understand the universe‚ it was beyond our reach. True wisdom was being able to pursue and percieve ones own good. Sophists believed it was more important for individuals to improve and work on themselves. For them‚ there was so absolute right or wrong. They’re goal was to learn how to argue effectively‚ not to promote
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formulated by a higher authority Personality Alfred Aldler: the founder of Individual Psychology‚ which emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual and the role of societal factors in shaping personality. Founded the Inferiority Complex‚ when people who feel inferior try to act superior. Implemented prevention and parental education. Carl Jung: Founder of Analytic Psychology. Recognizes the Collective Unconscious- innate psychological
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weaknesses of each. I feel these aspects are of great importance in creating a sound and just society. The first I will look at is flexibility. With this I will talk about how easily the law codes can be made applicable to the lives of everyday people. Next I will talk about the sanctions or "punishments" that the law code lays out. I will discuss if I feel the law code is just in its sanctions. Keeping in mind that the seriousness of a crime should be equal to the punishment‚ or it will have little
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KEY PLAYERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1. George Washington - Served as the Continental Army’s commander-in-chief to raise troops. During the war more than 230‚000 soldiers served in the Continental Army‚ while 145‚000 served in militias. 2. Marquis de Lafayette - A French aristocrat who served in the Continental Army. Known as the hero of two worlds‚ he was also great friends with George Washington 3. Baron Friedrich Von Stuben - He trained the soldiers of the Continental Army through his humane
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An adventure into Astronomy Late at night I like to go into my backyard with a telescope and look at the stars that far away in the night sky. The view of thousands of stars feeds me with wonder and amazement about both the stars origins‚ and what treasures they may hold floating around them. All life needs a host star to form around‚ and all life comes from the ashes of these once glorious masses of gas. Astronomy offers us a great view of the universe around us‚ you can join me and others‚
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The life of a man compared to a woman in ancient Roman times was very different. A man was a usual member of society and mainly is out of the house working and doing business. A woman generally stayed close to home. First they stayed near their father’s home‚ then later in life they stayed by their husbands home. A woman’s job was to take care of the household and the family. Women did not hold their own identity and were referred to their father or husbands identity. Roman girls grew up fast and
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Greek Mythology in Astronomy The creatures and deities in Greek mythology are said to have connection with the astronomy and the star constellations. In this fragment of Hesiod’s poem “Nymphs like the Graces‚ Phaesyle and Coronis and rich-crowned Cleeia and lovely Phaeo and long-robed Eudora‚ whom the tribes of men upon the earth call Hyades.” (Hesiod‚ Homeric Hymns‚ Epic Cycle‚ Homerica. 1922) titled Astronomy‚ he mentioned and catalogued many of the constellations based on creatures and gods
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A Cyclic Universe: A New Model to Rival the Big Bang Theory Phys 1070- Astronomy Topical Essay Motivated by the M-theory‚ space-time ‘branes’ and extra-dimensions‚ scientists Paul J. Steinhardt and Neil Turok introduce a tantalizing alternative to the prevailing standard Big Bang-Inflation model of cosmology. Traditionally‚ the Big Bang-Inflation model features an explosive epoch 15 billion years ago when time and space sprung into existence followed by a fraction of a second of superluminal expansion
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nickel-iron from the meteorite itself They tend not to be very homogenous‚ and have bulk compositions similar to those of country rocks. Fortunately‚ few large meteorites strike Earth Only a few reports have been confirmed about meteorites striking people No one has been killed When did dinosaurs become extinct? Mass extinctions occurred during the Mesozoic/Cenozoic era
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