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    William gilbert was an astronomer, English physician, and a physicist. Also know as the”father of electricity”. His parents were Hierome Gilbert and Jerome Gilbert. He had four books published in his lifetime which one of them were about how he did his experiments and all of his findings about the earth and its magnetic forces. William Gilbert was born May 24, 1544 in Colchester, England. He went to St John’s college and Cambridge University he later gained a MD from the St John’s college, Cambridge

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    Isaac Newton was an astronomer,physicist,philosopher,scientist,and mathematics.He was born in January 4,1643 to March 31,1727 he developed the principles of modern physics including the laws of motion and he is credited to be one of the smartest minds of the 17 century Scientific Revolution.In 1687 he published his greatest work,Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica which was the most influencing book about physics.He was knighted by Queen Anne of England in 1705 which made him sir Isaac

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    Eulogy For Isaac Newton

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    I’ ve heard that you are keeping a client of mine. His name is Isaac Newton. I know what you're thinking am I a follower of Isaac but merely a lawyer. He has proven many great discoveries like the future law of gravity. Also advanced mathematics that you have not even heard of yet. So I ask you with great respect please let Isaac Newton free. Isaac Newton has made an advanced system of mathematics. Isaac Newton has created a advanced system of mathematics all over the world. It is just math

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    Archimedes was one of the greatest inventors and mathematicians in history. He lived in ancient Greece during the third century B.C. He enjoyed physics, engineering, and mechanics. At times Archimedes would be so focused on his work, he would absolutely forget to eat and sleep. Archimedes was born 287 B.C. in Syracuse, Sicily. His father, Phidias, was an intelligent astronomer.Therefore Archimedes grew up in a home that was centered around science and math. Like all other boys of his time, Archimedes

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    How Did Galileo Galilei

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    This paper will be discussing the research of Galileo Galilei and why the church stopped him from continuing any of his research by explaining who he was, what was his research, and why the church prevented him from continuing any research in the future. Vincenzo Galilei, Galileo Galilei’s father, was a mathematician and a musician. His wife, Giulia, was well educated and came from a noble family that had lost much of their power. They had and raised seven children. Galileo, being the oldest, was

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    Religion Before Science Today in the Twenty-First Century, the world revolves around science, minds that think in a philosophical way are praised. This hasn’t always been the way of life, unfortunately, the geniuses of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries had to endured many obstacles to get society to the way that it is. Religion has always and might always be the biggest hurdle one must jump, in history many men and women had to jump a lot higher than ones today. Three in specific went against

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    To what extent did Avicenna influence modern day medicine? The Islamic Golden Age was a period that spanned from the mid eighth century to the mid thirteenth century. The Middle East was ruled under the Abbasid Caliphate; during this time period, there were significant advances in mathematics, science, arts, as well as philosophy. Many prominent figures emerged as a result of this phenomenon, their contributions to their respective fields having lasted the test of time; many ideas brought about

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    Did you that Isaac Newton created three laws of motion? The three laws were established in 1687. They were established in Newton’s mathematical principles of natural philosophy. Isaac Newton was a mathematician, astronomer and physician. He first discovered the idea of the laws when an apple fell from a tree. He discovered these laws in his early 20’s. The three laws are called “The law of inertia”,”law of acceleration” and finally “ the law of force”. These laws all contribute to motion. For example

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    Introduction Albert Einstein (image 1) was one of the most influential, pivotal and well known theoretical physicist’s of his generation and obviously generations to come. Einstein was born March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany. Einstein's father, Hermann Einstein was a salesman and also an engineer. In 1880 the family moved to Munich, where Einstein’s father and uncle founded Elektrotechnische Fabrik J. Einstein & Cie. Their company manufactured electrical equipment based on direct electrical equipment

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    after the eclipse Einstein became a world sensation. This new discovery helped him get invited to several special meetings. Another great accomplishment for Albert Einstein was when he was awarded a Nobel Prize for his influence in the theoretical physics but in particular for his new findings in the law of photoelectric

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