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Scientists
This category is for questions about the people who apply the scientific method to solve problems, introduce new concepts, and strive to explain the natural world.
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Who brought st Andrews bones to Scotland?
A monk called Regulus. He was shipwrecked on the east coast of Scotland and saw a white cross in the sky
paleopathology
Why do scientists use controls in both field studies and laboratory studies?
i need to know the answer to this question
What action would most likely increase the number of discoveries scientists can make?
Tougher government regulation and decreased funding would likely decrease the number of discoveries scientists could make.
What is the term social scientists use to describe the process of attaching meaning to behavior?
attribution
When scientists examine data such as historical documents they are using what method?
I believe it is the archival method.
The avoidance of personal prejudice or bias is an important trait of a scientist true or false?
This is true because if any bias is present, the outcome may be affected by the scientist's method.
What technology did the scientists use in the film The Day after Tomorrow?
satellite images and radar
I think marine biologists, but I can't guarantee it.
What is the modern version of these cells called?
The modern version of these cells is called a virus.
How did Isaac Newton prove the sun is the center of the universe?
Copernicus did not prove it and there was no way of 'proving' it until about 140 years after his time.
Copernicus presented an alternative to the ancient Ptolemaic theory in 1543, and showed that with the Sun in the centre the planets moved round simpler paths in space. Copernicus used circles and epicycles for his theory, just as Ptolemy had done, and he showed that, with the Sun at the centre, some of the major epicycles could be reduced in size to simplify the geometrical details .
About 50 years after Copernicus's time, Tycho Brahe made some new highly accurate measurements of the planets' positions, using equipment designed by himself, and these were then used by Johannes Kepler to produce an entirely new theory published in 1609 which retained Copernicus's idea of placing the Sun at the centre, but the planets' orbits were now elliptical.
Fast forward to 1687 when the publication of Newton's 'Principia' introduced the law of gravity and the laws of motion. Using theory, Newton showed that a planet under the force of gravity must move in an elliptical orbit obeying Kepler's three laws of planetary motion.
After that people started to become convinced that the Sun is at the centre, and Kepler's model is still in use today.
However Ptolemy's geocentric model was used in planetarium mechanisms right up until the advent of computer-controlled planetariums.
What kind of scientists worked with geologists?
Any scientists interested in earth sciences: mineralogist and mining engineer.
