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  • Planet Except Earth
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    The Solar System By " Delete this text and type your name here". May 16, 2002 Introduction As far as we know, there are nine planets locked in orbit around the Sun. Only one, our own Earth, supports life. But there are countless other suns throughout countless galaxies scattered across the expanse of the universe. We still don't know if life exists on another planet in some other galaxy. Mercury Named for the wing-footed messenger of the Roman gods, Mercury races around its orbit at a dizzying s...
  • Irving's Treatment Of The Indian
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    In spite of Irving's seventeen years in Europe, his search for native themes led him to contribute importantly to portraiture of the American Indian. Although his firsthand observation of Indians was limited, he was liberated om the pioneer's need to justify Indian displacement. He was able to view Indians sympathetically, bringing the perspective of a worldly man to questions of civilization and savagery. In his first book, A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the...
  • Revolves About The Sun
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    Galileo (1564-16642) InquisitonGalileo picked up where Coperincus left off. Re-invented the telescope, which gave him a further look into the galaxy. He bought more thought to the scientific process and also he revealed holes on the theologian theory. Galileo set out to show that just because it is written then it is not necessary true. People during this era because that what was written on paper was set in stone (the Truth no questioning). That showed that there were more than seven heavenly b...
  • Sir Philip Sidneys Attitude Toward The Moon
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    Moon An object can represent many different things to many different people. One object of interest is the moon. Philip Larkin, the speaker of Sad Steps, and Sir Philip Sidney, speaker of sonnet 31 from Astrophel and Stella, have different feelings and attitudes towards the moon. Each speaker uses various rhetorical devices to present their opinion of the moon. Larkin uses these devices to show his bitterness and the ridiculous nature of the moon and what people think of it, and Sir Philip Sidne...
  • Jupiter's Rings
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    The Jovian Planets Far beyond Earth in the solar nebula lies an ice belt and beyond that lay the four Jovian planets. They are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Jovian means 'Jupiter- like' in which the rest of the jovian planets do coincide with the name. Uranus Neptune and Saturn, all carry the same traits as Jupiter. The jovian planets are large gas giants that contain mainly a thick atmosphere of Hydrogen and helium. These planets do not have solid surfaces, rather they just get denser wi...
  • Pluto A Planet Or Not
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    Pluto: A Planet? Many issues have arisen from the debate whether or not Pluto is a planet. Some astronomers say that Pluto should be classified as a "minor planet" due to its size, physical characteristics, and other factors. On the other hand, some astronomers defend Pluto's planet status, citing several key features. Indeed, most of the problem is that there is no formal definition of a planet. Furthermore, it is very difficult to invent one that would allow the solar system to contain all nin...
  • Nine Planets In Our Solar System
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    Sara Bartolo 11/20/00 Grade 4 Solar System I. Pre- Instruction Phase 1. NYS Standards: ELA Standards 1, 2 & 4- Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking for -information and understanding -literary response and expression -social interaction MST Standard 6- Understand the relationships and common themes that connect mathematics, science, and technology and apply the themes to these and other areas of learning Social Studies 3- Use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understandi...
  • Self Sustaining Ecosystem For Future Moon Colonies
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    Kell Win English 191, Section 2 9 September 2003 Man on the Moon There are approximately 6,314,919,789 people inhabiting our planet today. Our population will grow to reach an estimated 9,084,495,405 by the year 2050 (U.S. Census). This epic number of occupants is consuming our Earth's natural resources as if our resources were from a perpetual supply. We are incessantly depleting our life-giving forests, water, air, and ozone in order to accommodate our explosive population growth. Recycling, c...
  • Formation Of The Jovian Planets
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    One of the most important areas of astronomy is the field of Comparative Planet ology. By studying planets and other large bodies in the solar system, we learn about the history and possible future of our own. There are nine planets in our solar system namely Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. These nine planets are classified into two groups: Jovian and Terrestrial, except for Pluto which is an entirely different system. These planets were classified as Jo...
  • Second Largest Planet In The Solar System
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    Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the first of the five outer planets or Jovian's (gas planets) in our Solar System. Jupiter is the largest planet of them all, with a diameter of 142 000 km, it can fit 11 Earths across it's diameter, and about 1,000 inside it. Jupiter is so big that it can be seen from Earth without a telescope, and it is one of the brighter objects in the sky. Jupiter's swirling, ever changing clouds of red, yellow and orange gases have long been one of the most intr...

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