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    SCIE 258 Prof.K Tianhao Liu A true sight of Robert Hooke’s letter This article is going to evaluate what kind of person Robert Hooke is by a letter. Although Robert Hooke is well known for his great discover of the field of microbiology, there is some proof that Robert Hooke may take his advantage of his background in Royal society to take down his opponent. I come out this thought while I am digging the background of the people related to the letter, and I want to know the background

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    Robert Hooke discovered some of the world's first microorganisms and should be the known as the father of cell biology. He made discoveries way before scientists like Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek had made them, even though he didn't really understand what he saw, he gave it the name the ¨cell¨. He also wrote one of the most important scientific books to date as well, Micrographia. He was also a great physicist and discovered the law of elasticity which gave us a great understanding of stress and strain

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    Sir Isaac Newton once said, “We build too many walls and not enough bridges.” Aside from his countless contributions to the worlds of math and science, this may be his most important quote because it is what he based his life on—building bridges of knowledge. Throughout his life he was devoted to expanding his and others knowledge past previously known realms. Often regarded of the father of calculus, Newton contributed many notable ideas and functions to the world through his creation of calculus

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    The Evolution of the Microscope Essay

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    Microscope Research Paper The evolution of the microscope. The first form of the microscope was a crystal that was found by someone from a long time ago. The crystal was thick in the middle, but thinner around the egdes. The crystal made things look bigger when someone looked through it. The pearson also noticed that if the sun shone through the crystal, certain things could get burnt or set on fire. They were known as "magnifiers". Magnifiers were mentioned in the writings of the two Roman philosophers

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    Royal Society, the premiere place for scientific research. In the next few years, he was criticized by Hooke who accused him of plagiarizing papers, his mother died, and he had an emotional breakdown. These led to him cutting ties and secluding himself to practice alchemy. In around 1680, Newton began to figure out the puzzle of planetary motion, which confused scholars at the time. In 1684, Hooke and Halley asked him about what kind of curve a planet’s motion has when it goes around the sun. He told

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    Brain Cells that Read Minds Essay examples

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    Cells That Read Minds 2 This article is about brain cells reaction that is called mirror neurons. This cell will react to different sounds or movement. The researchers found that on monkeys when they heard or saw a certain kind of movement that would make a sound or gesture. Also, that found reactions happen within Humans, also. Dr. Rizzolattis said it took them several years

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    Childhood Sir Isaac Newton was born January 4, 1643. Isaac was named after his father, but his father tragically died three months before Isaac was born. His father was a farmer and his mother, Hannah Newton, was a wondrous woman that would marry many more men in her life. Isaac was born as a premature baby with a short life expectancy. When he turned 3, his mother abandoned him to marry another man, leaving Isaac with his grandmother. This would greatly affect Isaac’s behavior later on by becoming

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    They explained how gravity makes the moon orbit Earth and how Earth orbits the Sun. It also explained elliptical orbits and the flattening of the poles and bulge at the equator. It completely changed scientists and people's views of the universe. Robert accused me of plagiarism, but his claims were invalid. I suffered a mental breakdown later that year for many reasons and became a recluse. After that I joined Parliament and saved England’s money crisis. It was around that time I suffered another

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    Research Question: As a student athlete, I feel great curiosity and wonder when I see objects in motion. From a machine or mechanical system to a person playing football or swimming in a pool, the idea of the forces behind motion feeds my imagination. I aim to become a mechanical engineer someday. Considering this fascination, I was fortunate to be able to learn about motion and forces in physics class. Given the opportunity to research an IA of my own interest, I wanted to learn more about forces

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    A single oven fire from a bakery shop would change the city of London for years to come. This fire grew very quickly and destroyed a lot of the city of London in record time. This incident happening helped to set a firm design on new fire codes and helped to build the British fire service. This simple accident caused one of England’s largest fires and resulted in important changes in fire fighting techniques (“The Great Fire Of London”). The great fire of London started on September 2 ,1666 and

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