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History of Science
Find questions about the origin and important events that led to the development of the different Sciences.
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Who was Blaise Pascal and what did he do and when did he do it?
pascal was a famous scientist who worked on probability, and pressure (which he now has a unit named after him)
What religion was nicolaus Copernicus?
Wikipedia information about him indicates that he was Catholic.
Where did Nicolaus Copernicus get his idea about the earth being helio centric?
This is not a question that can be answered simply. The best way to answer this question would be for you to read about his book Revolutionibus.
His work was not completely original. He used ideas, models, and concepts from his predecessors and modified them to create a system that he felt better explained the phenomena he observed in the sky.
What are nicholas Copernicus' children's name?
Nicolaus Copernicus was never married and never had children.
Where do volcanoes erupt most?
There is a region in the Pacific Ocean called the Ring of Fire, and it is home to many of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes. It has 452 volcanoes and it is home to 75% of the world's dormant and active volcanoes. Besides that, many islands and island nations have volcanoes, such as Hawaii and Japan. Also, 80-90% of all volcanoes occur near tectonic plate boundaries that spread apart.
Who were Nicholas Copernicus's parents?
His father's name was Niklas Koppernigk and his mother's name was Barbara Watzelrode
What are some of Blaise Pascal's contributions?
He did many great things. Some contributions he made were to mak the first calculator
Which unit of measure is used the most in science and engineering around the world?
The unit of measurement used depends on what is being measured. For example, mass can be measured in grams (not pounds or ounces); length can be measured in inches, miles, meters; volume can be measured in gallons, liters, etc.
The metric system is most widely used, used in every country with the exception of America and Belize.
Although scientists and engineers have adopted the metric units as a standard, there are two different sets of metric systems that are employed based on the application. Those dealing with small units of length or mass tend to use the CGS system, while those dealing with large quantities tend to use the MKS system. Here, "CGS" stands for "centimeter-gram-second" and "MKS" stands for "meter-kilogram-second."
With industry heading more and more toward globalization, metric is becoming the standard throughout companies despite the failure of the United States to switch to the metric system because of the cost to change road signs, cars, and such.
The Metric System is much easier to convert into larger and smaller units.
Depends entirely on the size of the thing in question:-
If it's designed to go on the circuit board, nanometers
If it's around the size of your hand, millimeters.
If it's greater than a mile, I would suspect that it'd be meters.
So for around the world, millimeters for a general role. Nanometers used for components produced en mass. And Meters for construction.
Who was the first to postulate that numbers are infinite?
You will find an interesting and accessible history of the notion of infinity at http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/minitext/infinity/ In the course of discussing the history, the article naturally discusses some of the varying concepts of infinity and who proposed them; and at the end of the article there is a "Link Library" button that will bring you to other sites about infinity.
What was the life story of blaise pascal?
See the attached link for a brief history. For more detailed report you may wish to follow up the references that are given at the end of the linked article.
Oh, dude, radium was named after the Latin word "radius," which means ray or beam. So, like, it's basically because radium emits these fancy rays of energy. It's like the rockstar of the periodic table, shining bright like a diamond... or should I say, like a radioactive element.
How many sisters and brothers did sally ride have?
Sally Ride had one sister named Karen "Bear" Ride. She did not have any brothers. Sally was the younger of the two sisters, and they both grew up in Encino, California.
