John Herschel

The "Moon Hoax" has been around since 1835, when the New York Sun printed an article about this whole ordeal. The New York Sun used and credited Sir John Herschel, who was a British Astronomer. Herschel claimed that he had tried out a new type of telescope on the Cape of Good Hope in January of 1834. While in Cape Town, he said he'd set up an Observatory. Using this, he claimed to have observed what he thought of as the "Real" Moon. He claimed to have seen vegetation, bodies of water, and living

John Herschel was the son of William Herschel, an astronomer who discovered Uranus and Mary Pitt, the daughter of a wealthy merchant. He grew up in Slough, United Kingdom on March 7, 1792 and died on May 11, 1871. He spent most of his childhood in Observatory House, which is an observatory built and run by his father, where he carried out experiments in physics and chemistry. John studied at Dr Gretton’s School in Hitcham and he was sent to Eton College when he was eight years old, but he was bullied

My character, the X-Men Secretary, was a dual synthesis of real historical figures John Tyndall and Thomas Hirst. My character rose up from rather humble beginnings; he was raised a Catholic on a farm in Ireland, the sixth of eight surviving children, and attended public school (Driscoll, et al.). The Secretary tirelessly educated himself in the sciences during his time as a surveyor and mining engineer. When he finally decided to obtain a formal education, the English-Anglican doors of Cambridge

Two Hundred Thousand Years of “Why?” It is only natural for young children to ask big questions. Questions that we ourselves are unable to answer. There is no worse feeling than telling a child the that you don’t know something or admitting to someone else that you don’t know the answer. Children are born curious. Have you seen kids plucking petals from flowers, turning over rocks, and playing with eggs? Thats is their curiosity of the natural world at work. People spend the first year of their

Caroline Herschel “was a pioneer of her time! She was an educated woman who would catalogue stars and nebula, and discover comets. She would be the first woman astronomer to earn a salary, acquire honors, and be accepted into scientific organizations” (AmazingSpace). She became an instrumental figure in the study of astronomy. Her work and achievements has broken monumental barriers and has expanded our knowledge of astronomy. Some of her work and documentation is still used today, approximately

Hazel Bishop was a female chemist and invented many things such as smear proof lipstick, skin care and many perfumes and cosmetics. She was one of the most accomplished female chemists in the 1900s. Her inventions had an impact on the world of makeup. Hazel invented many things, showed great characteristics and influenced us greatly. Hazel was born in Hoboken, New Jersey and started her never ending career in 1929 when she attended Barnard College in New York and graduated with a degree in chemistry

Born in Germany as Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel, it wasn’t until his was 30 when he discovered what his true passion was. One night while he was looking at the night sky with his sister Caroline, he discovered Uranus and several of moons around other gas giants. While he was alive, he compiled a catalogue of 2,500 celestial objects that are still being used in today’s society. While in his early life he mainly studied music with his sister. His sister, Caroline was the first women to discover a comet

The concept of Nebulae has existed within astronomy for many hundred’s of years, dating back to early Greek and Chinese civilizations. Although the Greeks and Chinese did not have a clear idea of what they were observing, it is said that they could view these “clouds” in the sky. As time went by the concept of nebulae from the time of early Greek’s and Chinese up to recent days has changed considerably many times, following up an emergence of theories and inventions. Nonetheless, we can see a kind

April 20th, 1930 There is so much talk about league of German girls . Think of it like a female version of the Hitler youth, but not as strict. It’s made and directed for girls. Every girl at school is talking about it. According to the group, girls finally get to be leaders . It does not appear as if there is anything bad that we would be doing in these groups. Others girls who are members say that the program is for our own good, for us to lead healthy lives and to even prepare for our careers

REPORTER: The reporter/Counselor (Beth) called with concerns for the victim, Allison. On Friday 08/25/2015), Allison (victim) told another parent (unknown) her brother (Stephen) burned her with a cigarette (unknown when). The burn mark appeared to be a week old and it was on her left leg above her knee. Stephen purposely burned the victim, according to the reporter. The reporter said there is an “old burn mark” on Allison’s right lower arm from a “hair straightener”. The reporter said Briana accidentally