Selasa, 02 November 2010

GALILEO GALILEI


Galileo Galilei

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Galileo Galilei , 15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism. Galileo has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy," the "father of modern physics," the "father of science," and "the Father of Modern Science." Stephen Hawking says, "Galileo, perhaps more than any other single person, was responsible for the birth of modern science."

The motion of uniformly accelerated objects, taught in nearly all high school and introductory college physics courses, was studied by Galileo as the subject of kinematics. His contributions to observational astronomy include the telescopic confirmation of the phases of Venus, the discovery of the four largest satellites of Jupiter (named the Galilean moons in his honour), and the observation and analysis of sunspots. Galileo also worked in applied science and technology, inventing an improved military compass and other instruments.

Galileo's championing of Copernicanism was controversial within his lifetime, when a large majority of philosophers and astronomers still subscribed to the geocentric view that the Earth is at the centre of the universe. After 1610, when he began publicly supporting the heliocentric view, which placed the Sun at the centre of the universe, he met with bitter opposition from some philosophers and clerics, and two of the latter eventually denounced him to the Roman Inquisition early in 1615. In February 1616, although he had been cleared of any offence, the Catholic Church nevertheless condemned heliocentrism as "false and contrary to Scripture", and Galileo was warned to abandon his support for it—which he promised to do. When he later defended his views in his most famous work, Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, published in 1632, he was tried by the Inquisition, found "vehemently suspect of heresy," forced to recant, and spent the rest of his life under house arrest.

Aloe Vera

















Aloe vera 

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Aloe vera is a native plant of North Africa. The whole world praise the efficacy and benefits of aloe vera as a drug that has been used for many years. Now the general element of aloe vera is used as a natural health medicine, homeopathic medicine and even skin care products and also can be used directly without being processed to treat various health problems
In addition to nourish hair, aloe vera is also known efficacious for treating some diseases. Among diabetes mellitus and heart attacks.
Aloe vera or Aloevera is one of the potent medicinal plants to cure various diseases. This plant has been used the Samaritans around 1875 BC.
The ancient Egyptians already know the benefits of aloe vera as a medicine about 1500 BC. Thanks to his usefulness, the ancient Egyptians called it a plant of immortality.
A traditional medicine peracik Greek named Dioscordes, said that aloe vera can treat various diseases. For example, ulcers, skin bruising, cracking, blisters, hair loss, hemorrhoids, and sore throat.
In his report, Fujio L. Panggabean, a researcher and observer of medicinal plants, says that the efficacy of aloe vera no other because these plants have sufficient nutrition for the human body. Results of other studies on Aloe vera showed that carbohydrate is the largest component after water, which donated a number of calories as a source of energy.

Merapi Mount

MOUNT MERAPI
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Mount Merapi,(literally Mountain of Fire in Indonesian/Javanese), is a conical volcano located on the border between Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548. It is very close to the city of Yogyakarta, and thousands of people live on the flanks of the volcano, with villages as high as 1700 m above sea level.

The name Merapi could be loosely translated as 'Mountain of Fire' from the Javanese combined words; Meruapi means "fire". Smoke can be seen emerging from the mountaintop at least 300 days a year, and several eruptions have caused fatalities. Hot gas from a large explosion killed 27 people on November 22 in 1994, mostly in the town of Muntilan, west of the volcano. Another large eruption occurred in 2006, shortly before the Yogyakarta earthquake. In light of the hazards that Merapi poses to populated areas, it has been designated as one of the Decade Volcanoes. means "mountain" and

On 25 October 2010 the Indonesian government raised the alert for Mount Merapi to its highest level and warned villagers in threatened areas to move to safer ground. People living within a 10 km (6 mile) zone were told to evacuate. Officials said about 500 volcanic earthquakes had been recorded on the mountain over the weekend of 23–24 October, and that the magma had risen to about a kilometre below the surface due to the seismic activity. On the afternoon of 25 October 2010 Mount Merapi erupted lava from its southern and southeastern slopes.

Tower Of Pisa in Italy

Tower of Pisa in Italy

This is a picture of the tower of Pisa in Italy
Tower of Pisa is one of the seven wonders of the world which was built in 1178. Construction is tilt but still sturdy stand, despite being more than 8 centuries stood with unusual conditions make the tower with a bell on top of this special. If anyone asks, "Is the tower that this slope is increasing each year could collapse?" The answer is "Yes". Tower of Pisa had nearly collapsed on January 7th, 1990. The management decided to close the tower of Pisa to the public because the slope of the tower is already in the alarming level and is predicted to be collapsed at any time.
Intensive reconstruction was performed immediately in order to preserve the historic monuments that are part of the cathedral in this city of Pisa. All residents who live around the tower were evacuated to prevent the fall, the bells atop the tower was temporarily moved to reduce the burden of the tower. Steel cables were used to maintain the stability of the tower. Reconstruction focused on the overhaul of the foundation which is becoming a major problem. Finally after a period of intensive reconstruction, the Tower of Pisa reopened to the public on December 15, 2001. In May 2008, the engineers ensure that the conditions of the Tower of Pisa will be safe (the slope will not increase) at least for the next 300 years.
History of the Tower of Pisa itself is actually quite unique. The tower was built in four phases and take two centuries. The slope is the main attraction is actually a calculation error, because the foundation is too small and the tower was built on sandy soil. So when the construction reaches the 3rd floor partially collapsed tower and the tower became skewed. After having been suspended for 100 years, eventually building the Tower of Pisa was continued by adding 4 more floors built in the direction "toward the perpendicular" to compensate for the slope. So actually the Tower of Pisa is not only skewed, but also curved.

Waterfalls Bleed














Natural phenomena
"Waterfalls bleed"

This is one of rare natural phenomenon occurs, how is not from a source of water flowing in a waterfall of blood flow can have a constant flow, but rather slow. This occurs in a glacier in Antarctica precisely in lembahMc Murdo south polar region. The first time a geologist found the frozen waterfall in 1911 and they find it strange that they think is a red color that flows is the color that comes from red algae, but sifta actually turned out better than they expected.
Natural phenomena are very strange and rare, a waterfall dropping such continuous blood

Natural phenomena are very strange and rare, a waterfall dropping such continuous blood
About 2 million years ago trapped under the Taylor Glacier water stream that contains a collection of ancient microbes, and they were isolated there under a very thick layer of ice naturally, independently developed these microbes live without light, heat and oxygen, and there they are trapped at a very high salinity conditions and rich in iron, giving a red color similar to iron in the blood.


Scientists estimate fluids such as blood is derived from ancient microbes trapped in ice crack
And this waterfall is due to a crack of glacier subglacial water, which enables it out, forming a waterfall without polluting the ecosystems therein. The suspect eventually ilmuwanpun of these conclusions could very possibly happen also in other planets planets like Mars and Jupiter, bloody waterfall is truly a wonderful natural phenomenon both visually and scientifically.