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What was the major error in Ptolemy's theory about the structure of the universe?
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Ptolemy's theory was incorrect because he believed the Earth was at the center of the universe and that the other planets and the Sun revolved around it. However, he was later corrected by, I believe, Copernicus (Ca-per-ni-kus) who stated the Sun was in the center of the universe and that the planets, including Earth, revolved around it.
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What happens to dark matter at the point of the event horizon?
Either nothing or just unknown. Dark matter is a term used by scientists to describe the apparent missing mass of the universe. It is either made up of matter that we can't detect or an error in calculation due to a fundamental error in our current understanding of the nature of the universe. (I suspect the latter).
What happens when new evidence does not support your theory?
Depends on whether all the theory is being contradicted or only a part of theory faces contradiction. For instance; the theory of evolution by natural selection would take a theory shaking hit if we found fossil rabbits in the Cambrian period, which has not happened. Only part of the theory of evolution by natural selection was contradicted by Mendelian genetics, when Mendel's much better heritability mechanism replaced Darwin's idea about blending inheritance. The theory only got stronger by this ratification.If that new evidence is solid enough, it may require a revision of the theory. If it is just shaky and occurs because of some error in the experiment, it is usually discarded as uncredible.
Was the universe an accident?
Maybe. Nobody knows, perhaps there was a extremely tiny particle before the creation of the universe, and then an error occurred inside it expanded to the size of a galaxy! And the universe is still expanding. But some say it was not an accident but instead it was the work of God, since there should be somebody to put that extremely tiny particle which is responsible for all this. But, then the ultimate question arises is, who created God? Scientists have been fighting about this ever since.
The ratio of an error to an accepted value is called what?
its a percent error * * * * * No, it is the relative error. When that is multiplied by 100 it becomes a percentage error.
How often does error in science occur?
Margin of error in science is where they are doing statics based on a sample known as a representative subset. Samples are picked based on the best information given. But since there is always a chance that not all information or details have been given in selecting the sample it makes it impossible to retrieve a 'true' representative subset. So margin of error in science is how well the scientist selected a sample that will allow them to predict what will happen with what they are studying.
What was the error in ptolemy theory about the structure of the universe?
Ptolemy's theory was incorrect because he believed the Earth was at the center of the universe and that the other planets and the Sun revolved around it. However, he was later corrected by, I believe, Copernicus (Ca-per-ni-kus) who stated the Sun was in the center of the universe and that the planets, including Earth, revolved around it.
What is zero error in ammeter?
Where atoms explode and destroy the universe
Why couldn't Einstein accept that the universe was expanding?
Its not that he couldn't, he eventually did and declared his "cosmological constant" the biggest mistake in his life.The situation was when Einstein developed General Relativity the prevailing cosmological theory was the Steady State Theory, that the universe was static. However General Relativity predicted that the universe could NOT be static: it must be either expanding or contracting. To correct for this apparent "error" and conform to the prevailing theory, Einstein added an arbitrary fudge factor that he called the "cosmological constant" that could be tweaked as needed to keep the General Relativity predictions in accordance with the Steady State Theory.When it was clearly shown that Hubble's data was right and the universe was expanding, he willingly deleted the "cosmological constant" from Relativity.
What words contain two rr's?
Error and structure
What do the similarities in structure in 1 and 2 indicate?
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How do you know whether a structure is an artifact or a real structure?
Observers use several tools to image the structure at the same time or image it with the same tool at several locations and times. Complementary tools can clear sýstematic error and peer replication can clear observer error.
What has the author Huijie Deng written?
Huijie Deng has written: '\\' -- subject(s): Coding theory, Error-correcting codes (Information theory)
What is a sentence with the word system?
There is a system error.We need to follow the system.The robot went haywire. "Error! Warning! Error! System error! Warning! Must reboot the universe!"The system the company uses is outdated and clunky.
What is a mistake by scientists?
Science itself a the painstaking extrapolation of the rules governing our universe by repeated trial and error. Every scientific discovery has been made by recording mistakes and pinpointing successes.AnswerTwo significant mistakes or errors of the twentieeth century both involve cosmology and the creation of the universe. Einstein himself recognised his great error in inventing the 'cosmological constant' - a factor that enabled light to travel in a medium called 'ether' although we now know that the ether does not exist.Secondly Sir Fred Hoyle insisted that his theory of the 'steady sttate' was correct. This suggested that the universe had always been in existence and always will. However, despite many scientists agreeing and thus insisting that a creation moment as decribed in Genesis actually happened, the theory was disproved.Wilson and Penzias discovered background radiation from what was called 'the Big Bang' thus proving categorically that a creation moment had happened. The steady state theory was shelved and Hoyle discredited.
What is a change or error in the structure of a gene or chromosome?
Chromosomal mutation
What has the author L Calabi written?
L. Calabi has written: 'Basic properties of error-correcting codes' -- subject- s -: Error-correcting codes - Information theory -
How was the copernican theory proven correct?
Bruno did a pretty good job of it, and was burned at the stake for his troubles. Galileo's observations of the solar system were very thorough, and he had a decent telescope with which to record his findings. The evidence Galileo gathered was quite compelling.
