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Cosmology :: Unraveling The History of the Universe
Cosmology is a scientific discipline combining astronomy and physics in an attempt to understand the universe as a whole, dealing particularly with the origin, nature, and evolution of the universe. Cosmologists deal with ideas such as String Theory, Dark Matter, […]
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Levels of Organization of Life
All life on planet Earth is defined by a rigid hierarchy that organizes all living organisms and natural systems within the Earth’s biosphere. These are the Levels of Organization of Life. The various scalar resolution of physical reality that leads […]
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Moon Phases :: Earth, Sun, and Moon Geometry
The Moon is not a light-generating body, meaning that she doesn’t actually produce any of her own light. All of the light that the Moon appears to illuminate our sky with, which we call moonlight, isn’t actually moonlight at all, […]
Continue ReadingAn Introduction to the Sumerians
Sumer was located in the southernmost region of ancient Mesopotamia. This area of southern Mesopotamia roughly corresponds to modern Iraq and Kuwait, which is generally considered as the cradle of civilization. The name [which name?] comes from Akkadian, which means […]
Continue ReadingEratosthenes Measurement of the Radius and Circumference of the Earth
[This article needs to be edited, which I shall get to eventually, as soon as I can!] The radius and circumference of the Earth were first measured in around 200 BCE by a man named Eratosthenes (276 BC – 194 […]
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