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52Inspiring Quotes, by Inspiring People
When looking for inspiration there is nothing better than a good quote. Thankfully there are many inspiring people who have the mind to say what I have never thought to say, this is why I find them inspiring. Here are just a few of the inspiring...
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63Galileo
Q.1. Galileo’s two chief scientific contributions include “heliocentric theory” and the dynamic use of telescope. During his era, it was basically believed that earth was the centre of the solar system (“geocentric model”). Galileo...
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76Natural Science Supports God's Existence
"While intelligent design skeptics may claim there is no evidence of God, the actual scientific evidence for God's existence is overwhelming, scientifically answering the question, does God exist" (Dutko, 2008)? There are many scientists who feel...
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70Why the Catholic Church Imprisoned Galileo
The earth moves around the sun: A scientific fact, yet for which They locked me away.
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57Sunlight Powers My Home & Bakes My Bread
Living in the Land of Enchantment, I love the sun. There truly is something bewitchingly delightful about the light in New Mexico. Many great artists and writers have paid fitting tribute to its unique quality in this land. Added to this, living off the grid gives me a profound appreciation of the sun and its power.
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57Creativity is Rare, Preserve it, Cultivate it
Creativity is rare for the inconveniences attached to it. Yet, it is essential for human progress towards still greater heights. So, some are required to sacrifice their comforts and convenience for the sake of human progress.
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75'Crazy' Scientists We Didn't Believe (who were um, right)
"What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right." – Albert Einstein Beneath the Bunsen burners and test tubes lies a curious truth to the scientific world that reveals itself through the pages of history: science...
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68Tartaglia
Tartaglia was one of the most colourful characters in the History of Mathematics. Born Niccolò Fontana in the northern Italian town of Brescia in around 1499, he was given the name Tartaglia (which means ‘stammerer’ in Italian) following...
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75Can you catch the dollar? - physics of free fall
Starting with a tricky challenge of catching a bill we will discuss the physics of free fall. The intrigued fact whether the free fall depend on body mass or not dates back to the Galileo Galilei's experiments within the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The article addresses a rather comprehensive study of the free fall.
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72Introduction to astronomy
Astronomy – a science on universe, one of the oldest sciences. This article addresses an introduction to astronomy. We started with the distances in astronomy. After that we will discuss apparent and absolute magnitude as the measures of stellar brightness. In the third part we present astrognosy, branch of astronomy dealing with constellations. Finally we give an overview of the Solar System. The matter is illustrated with examples and photos.
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