Astronomy For Kids Information on the planets, stars and other spacerelated topics, plus puzzles, maps and links to more astronomy sites. http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/
Extractions: Welcome to Astronomy for Kids! We're glad you're here, and we hope you enjoy your visit to the site. The Universe is a place that is vast beyond imagining, and what we will try to do is help you understand a little more about it. There are several sections to the site, but none of them takes a terribly long time to read, and all of them should be easily understood by kids of all ages. Grownups are welcome, too, as long as they promise to behave. Enjoy Your Visit! document.write(splashText); We are always interested in your opinions and questions, so feel free to send us a note anytime. If this is your first time here, you may want to visit the Site Information section first.
HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY IN ANCIENT INDIA Eclipse calculation, heliocentric theory, size of the world. http://india.coolatlanta.com/GreatPages/sudheer/astro.html
Extractions: causing existence. Astronomy is one area which has fascinated all mankind from the beginnings of history. In India the first references to astronomy are to be found in the Rig Veda which is dated around 2000 B.C. Vedic Aryans in fact deified the Sun, Stars and Comets. Astronomy was then interwoven with astrology and since ancient times Indians have involved the planets (called Grahas) with the determination of human fortunes. The planets Shani, i.e. Saturn and Mangal i.e. Mars were considered inauspicious. Table of Contents Home Introduction Chapter 1: Production Technology and Mechanical Engineering Chapter 2 Shipbuilding and Navigation Chapter 3 Architecture and Civil Engineering Chapter 4 Mathematics You are currently viewing the Chapter 5 on Astronomy Chapter 6 Physics and Chemistry Chapter 7 Medical Science Chapter 8 Fine Arts Chapter 9 Sports and Games Chapter 10 Philosophy Chapter 11 Summing Up Glossary Sanskrit-English Glossary Next Book A Search for Our Present in History In the working out of horoscopes (called Janmakundali), the position of the Navagrahas, nine planets plus Rahu and Ketu (mythical demons, evil forces) was considered. The Janmakundali was a complex mixture of science and dogma. But the concept was born out of astronomical observations and perception based on astronomical phenomenon. In ancient times personalities like Aryabhatta and Varahamihira were associated with
SpaceWatch.UK Homepage Resource providing a comprehensive collection on multimedia, directories, science, space weather and other material on space and astronomy. http://website.lineone.net/~tony.eckerman/homepage.html
CNN.com - Science And Space FULL STORY. NOT SO CLEAR SKIES. Travel news. Airline boom feeds environment gloom. VIDEO.more videos. Airline to use antimissile technology PLAY VIDEO. MORE news, http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/
Extractions: International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-mail Services CNNtoGO Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com Saturn and its rings are growing large in the view of the international Cassini spacecraft, which is nearing a rendezvous with the giant planet after years of travel across the solar system. FULL STORY BACK 40...THOUSAND Big farms dominate U.S. agriculture
Ancient Astronomy An interactive atlas of the world links to the archaeoastronomy and multicultural cosmology of ancient times. http://www.astronomy.pomona.edu/archeo/index.html
Extractions: Introduction to the Ancient Astronomical Cosmology Web Pages Archive of Course Materials and Assignments Archeoastronomy Student Web Sites Online tour and image archive of the Maya Dresden Codex ... Go to the Timeline This is an Interactive Atlas of World Astronomy Click on a Continent to Begin! Last updated on 4/11/01
UCL P&A Homepage Information grouped under admissions, people, teaching and research. http://www.phys.ucl.ac.uk/
Jobs In Physics, Engineering And Astronomy Job openings for physicists, engineers, scientists. Post and read job listings and follow links to various science employment sites. http://www.physlink.com/Community/JobBoard.cfm
Extractions: The following links offer different perspectives on various subjects such as; Cosmology, Astronomy, the Origin and Nature of Mankind, Human Imagination and a lot more! Check them out! New! HOW HUMAN IMAGINATION EFFECTS "FREE WILL" EVOLUTION BY DESIGN: Predetermined Randomness - Evolution may be a series of random mutations but the results end up just the way the 'Laws of Nature' intended. THE DEBATE BETWEEN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND GALILEO CONTINUES - It all began back in the 17th century when Galileo began offering observations that supported Copernicuss theory that the planet Earth was revolving around the sun rather then the sun revolving around a stationary Earth." New! THE PERSONALITY OF THE UNIVERSE New! HOW GOD CREATED THE UNIVERSE - "God is not a king who sits up on some faraway throne directing the actions of the universe. "God" is an Infinite Creative Power who created the Laws of Nature and thereby brought the universe into existence. " DEVELOP A POWERFUL IMAGINATION -"It is your ultimate power and can be the key to yor success. Being human - we all have been given the potential to develop a powerful 'creative imagination' to use for our benefit and possibly the benefit of all mankind."
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) Astronomy Club Provides members with the chance to appreciate and better understand the motion of celestial objects / coordinates used in astronomy. http://www.geocities.com/acsastroclub
Extractions: Welcome to the website of the ACS (I) Astronomy Club. This is our first ever website. The ACS (I) Astronomy Club is one of the few Astronomy club's in Singapore. Our club also houses the 2nd largest telescope in Singapore. Feel free to browse around and ENJOY ! Club Members Objectives Activities Telescope ... Guestbook Send your comments and suggestions to... acsastroclub@hotmail.com The ACS (I) Astronomy Club would like to thank the following... Bravenet Webpage Services Yahoo! GeoCities
Physics & Astronomy Lesson Plans Over 200 more lesson plans for all grades. http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/hex/visit/lesson/lesson_links5.html
Extractions: General Lesson Plans Force and Motion Motion of a Bowling Ball Strings and Springs Super-Ball Physics Inertia ... TIMS The Bouncing Ball (All) Candle See-Saw (Gravity) Egg-Top (Centripetal Force) The Lazy Log (Inertia) Spinning Ball (Centripetal Force) ... Rocket Launch Vehicle Properties of Matter Pressure in Fluids Viscosity The Unmixables: Investigating Immiscible Liquids Surface Tension ... Mystery Elements Changes Solids, Liquids, and Gases Cutting Through Ice Fire Under Water Hovercraft ... The Black Banana Magnetism Electromagnets Magnets, Electromagnets, and Motors Magnets Magnets ... Simple Maglev Train Energy Earthquake Waves and Their Destructions Thermal Energy Transfer - Conduction Waves Solar Powered Cars ... Work, Power, and Entropy Sound Sound Homemade Instruments Making Sounds Sound ... The Soda Fountain Band Electricity Batteries and Bulbs Resistances in Series and Parallel Circuits Introduction to Elementary Circuits Electricity ... Einstein Revealed Earth Plate Tectonics Asteroids and Dinosaurs Core Sampling Forming Sediment Layers ... The Upside-down Glass of Water Space Exploration Rockets Space Stations Satellite Technology Educator's Guide to Robotic Spacecraft ... Goddard Missions Classroom Solar System Paper Mache Solar System Where in the Solar System is Carmine San Dimas?
Ask The Experts Ask questions and check out the archives, organized by topic. http://www.physlink.com/Education/AskExperts/Index.cfm
Faculty Profile: Bernard F. Burke Professor of Astrophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A profile of Bernard Burke and his work in radio astronomy http://rleweb.mit.edu/Publications/currents/4-1facpr.HTM
Extractions: Boston native and William A.M. Burden Professor of Astrophysics Bernard R. Burke completed his SB in 1950 and PhD in 1953 at MIT. In 1953, he joined the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution in Washington and became a section manager in 1957. Upon his return to MIT in 1965 as Professor of Physics, Professor Burke introduced interferometric techniques at the Haystack Radio Observatory in Westford, Massachusetts. As leader of RLE's research group in this area, he shared the 1971 Rumford Prize awarded by the Academy of A rts and Sciences. Together with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the Canadian National Research Council, his research group developed techniques for very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI). This method uses atomic frequency standards to synchronize radio teles copes at remote locations around the world and has improved angular resolution for radio telescopes by 1000-fold. Professor Burke's group was also first to conduct inter- and transcontinental VLBI. Recently, he has served as the U.S. principal investigato r to develop orbiting VLBI stations and has also participated in European and Soviet VLBI mission studies. He has served as Visiting Professor at the University of Leiden (1971-72), Sherman Fairchild Scholar at the California Institute of Technology (1984- 85), and held a Smithsonian Regents Fellowship in 1985. In 1963, he received the Warner Prize of the Amer ican Astronomical Society and, in 1988, was corecipient of a NASA Group Achievement Award. He served as President of the American Astronomical Society (1986-88), is Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was elected to the National Acade my of Sciences in 1970. He chairs and serves on several advisory boards for NASA and the National Science Foundation, and participates on the editorial boards of many professional journals.
Extractions: History Center search and site map Go to exhibits ALL EXHIBITS AT A GLANCE Albert Einstein: Image and Impact Transistorized! History of the Transistor Lawrence and the Cyclotron Heisenberg and the Uncertainty Principle Papers of Great American Physicists Sakharov, Physics, Weapons, and Rights The Discovery of the Electron The Discovery of Global Warming Moments of Discovery More than 25,000 photographs and other visual materials showing the human face of science. privacy policy site map
Extractions: Credit: STS-9 Crew NASA Explanation: The Manicouagan Crater in northern Canada is one of the oldest impact craters known. Formed during a surely tremendous impact about 200 million years ago, the present day terrain supports a 70-kilometer diameter hydroelectric reservoir in the telltale form of an annular lake . The crater itself has been worn away by the passing of glaciers and other erosional processes. Still, the hard rock at the impact site has preserved much of the complex impact structure and so allows scientists a leading case to help understand large impact features on Earth and other Solar System bodies. Also visible above is the vertical fin of the Space Shuttle Columbia from which the picture was taken in 1983. Tomorrow's picture: ISS Above Archive Index Search ... USRA
Physics And Astronomy At The University Of Calgary General information about the department, reserach activities, staff and students, and other details. Also features newsletter archives. http://www.phas.ucalgary.ca/
