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a book I have just recently read my last semester at Saint Mary's College of California. The book I am referring to is The Elements of Euclid. I notice a resemblance due to the fact that both are full with information and both try to prove a point…

in Faezna, Romagna. He grew up in a poor family and his parents were Gaspare Torricelli and Caterina Angetti. Gaspare was a textile worker. Evangolista was the oldest of three children. At a young age his parents noticed his incredible talents,…

are among nature's most beautiful sights. This light is created by high energy particles that stream from the Sun and collide with the Earth's atmosphere. The aurorae is not an occasional occurence in nature, they are a permanent feature…

and seen a little ball creeping by? If so, did you wonder what it was? That little ball is called a comet. Comets are small, fragile, and irregularly shaped. Most are composed of frozen gas. However, some are composed of frozen gas and non-volatile grain…

full size galaxy to the Milky Way because of this it is known as our nearest galactic neighbor. The Andromeda Galaxy is also the only galaxy visible to the naked eye in the Northern Hemisphere. At 2.9 million light-years from Earth, Andromeda is…

as man set foot on the moon for the first time. Millions eagerly watched live as the Apollo 11 crew stepped onto the moons dry dusty surface and began exploring it. Some would say it was the single greatest technological achievement of all time…

irregular shape of Ida tells us that it may have been formed by breaking off a mother planet (possibly lying in between Mars and Jupiter). On the other hand, it may have just been some of the debris left over from the creation of the solar…

and falling tides. The combined gravitational effects of the Sun and the Moon constantly pull the world's oceans in different directions and create tidal effects. But there are several other factors that complicate this basic process. Friction,…

Aim- The Aim of this investigation is to discover how certain variables affect the final speed of a trolley. I will investigate this using an elevated ramp and a trolley to down it. I will investigate the relationship between the height of a ramp…

Space Ever since Galileo used his homemade telescope to make the first scientific observations of astronomical objects, scientists have used telescopes to explore the universe beyond the naked eye; the Hubble Space Telescope is a magnificent example…