The Jet Propulsion Laboratory built the Galileo spacecraft and managed the Galileo mission for NASA. Germany supplied the propulsion module. NASA's Ames Research Center managed the probe, which was built by Hughes Aircraft Company. At launch, the orbiter and probe together had a mass of 2,564 kilograms (5,653 pounds) and was seven metres tall. One section of the spacecraft rotated at 3 rpm, keeping Galileo stable and holding six instruments that gathered data from many different directions, including the fiel ...

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Galileo made a few contributions to what we now call technology as distinct from pure physics, and suggested others. This is not the same distinction as made by Aristotle, who would have considered all Galileo's physics as techne or useful knowledge, as opposed to episteme, or philosophical investigation into the causes of things. In 1595–1598, Galileo devised and improved a "Geometric and Military Compass" suitable for use by gunners and surveyors. This expanded on earlier instruments designed by Niccolo Tartaglia and ...

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De motu corporum in gyrum (On the motion of bodies in an orbit) is a manuscript by Isaac Newton sent to Edmund Halley in November 1684. It derived the three laws of Kepler assuming an inverse square law of force, and generalized the answer to conic sections. It tried to set out the foundations of modern dynamics and extended its methodology by adding to the derivation of Kepler's laws the solution of a problem on the motion of a body through a resisting medium. Halley reported these results to the Royal Society on 1684-12-10 (J ...

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Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and by far the largest within our solar system. Some have described the solar system as consisting of the Sun, Jupiter, and assorted debris,[2]; some describe Jupiter as the solar system's vacuum cleaner, due to its immense gravity well. It and the other gas giants - Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, are sometimes referred to as "Jovian planets." The Romans named the planet after the Roman god Jupiter (also called Jove). The astronomical symbol for the planet is a styliz ...

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• Jupiter - Future probes
• Jupiter - Natural satellites
• Jupiter - Galilean moons
• Jupiter - Classification of Jupiter's moons
• Jupiter - Life on Jupiter
• Jupiter - Trojan asteroids
• Jupiter - Cometary impact
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(243) Ida I Dactyl is a tiny asteroid moon (diameter 1.4 km) that orbits asteroid 243 Ida. It was imaged by the Galileo spacecraft on August 28, 1993; the Galileo mission member Ann Harch, while examining the delayed image downloads, discovered it on February 17, 1994. It was provisionally designated S/1993 (243) 1. The satellite was named after the mythical creatures called dactyls who ...

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Galileans (or Galilæans) were members of a fanatical sect (Zealots), followers of Judas of Galilee, who fiercely resented the taxation of the Romans, and whose violence contributed to induce the latter to vow the extermination of the whole race. More generically, a Galilean is an inhabitant of Galilee. Galilean, as an adjective, describes some aspects of mathematics or astronomy associated with Galileo: see for example Galilean moons and Galilean transformation. This article incorporates text from the public domain ...

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Galilei can mean: Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), astronomer, philosopher, and physicist. Vincenzo Galilei (1520-1591), composer, lutenist, and music theorist; father of Galileo din mor er en luder Other related archivesGalileo Galilei, Vincenzo Galilei

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Christoph Scheiner (July 25, 1573 or 1575 – June 18, 1650) was a German astronomer and Jesuit. He was one of the first to observe sunspots (in 1611), although he took these to be satellites of the Sun. He was assisted by Johann Baptist Cysat in his observations of this phenomenon. His book Rosa Ursina was published in 1630; by this time, he agreed with Galileo that sunspots were on the Sun's surface or in its atmosphere. Because the Maunder Minimum subsequently drastically reduced sunspot activity for many decades, his book remained ...

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The adjective sidereal can refer to various things, including: Measurements of time: Sidereal time Sidereal day Sidereal month Sidereal year Sidereal period of an object orbiting a star; see orbital period Sidereal astrology Sidereus Nuncius, or Sidereal Messenger, a scientific work by Galileo Galilei Sidereal Exalted, from the fantasy role-playing game Exalted

1633 - Events. February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. March 1 - Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu. June 22 - Catholic church forces Galileo Galilei to recant his heliocentric view of the solar system. Eppur si muove. Jews of Poznan are granted a privilege of forbidding Christians to enter into their city quarter. In Ethiopia, Negus Fasilidas expels foreign mi ...

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Impetus has several possible meanings: In the history of science, impetus is an obsolete scientific theory of motion, largely developed by Jean Buridan in the 14th century. It was superseded by the modern theory of inertia developed by Galileo Galilei. See main article: Inertia: History. In music theory, and specifically, piano theory, Impetus can mean double dotting a dotted note; for example if one double dots a crotchet, then instead of

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The Beidou navigation system is a project by the People's Republic of China to develop an independent satellite navigation system. "Beidou" is the Chinese name of the Ursa Major constellation. Beidou 1A was launched on 30 October 2000 and Beidou 1B followed on 20 December 2000. China plans to complete the system with a second pair, and Beidou 2A was put into orbit on 24 May 2003. Unlike the GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo systems, which offer global positioning, Beidou uses satellites in geostationary orbit. This means that th ...

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243 Ida is a Main belt asteroid that was imaged by the Galileo probe on August 28, 1993. It was the first binary asteroid to be discovered. 243 Ida - Discovery and name. Ida was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 29, 1884 in Vienna. It is named after Ida, a Cretan nymph in Greek mythology who lived on a mountain that bore her name (see Mount Ida, Crete). 243 Ida - Moon. Ida has a small moon, Dactyl, which was discovered by Galileo mission member Ann Harch, wh ...

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1570s 1580s 1590s - 1600s - 1610s 1620s 1630s 1600 1601 1602 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 1608 1609 1600s - Events and Trends. November 5, 1605 - The Gunpowder Plot to blow up the British Parliament. 1607 - John Smith of Jamestown enters Virginia and meets the princess, Pocahontas. September 2, 1609 - Henry Hudson enters New York Bay. Galileo popularizes the astronomical use of the telescope. Breast baring is a popular fashion amongst the women ...

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A thermometer is a device used to measure temperatures or temperature changes. Thermometer - Kinds of thermometers. There are many different thermometers relying on different principles. These include: Medical thermometer Thermistors Thermocouples Mercury-in-glass thermometers Bi-metal mechanical thermometers Silicon bandgap temperature sensors Infrared thermometers Galileo thermometers Laboratory thermometers ...

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De Phenomenis in Orbe Lunae is a 1612 book by Collegio Romano philosophy professor Giulio Cesare de Galla that presents the first account in the Western world of bioluminescence. De Galla's inspiration came from Galileo's debate with Casciarolo regarding a "lapis solaris," a stone that emitted light seemingly on its own. In De Phenomenis de Galla asserts that the stone was only able to emit light after the stone itself had calcified. It released "a certain quantity of fire and light" that it had absorbed just as w

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Callisto (IPA: /kəˈlɪstoʊ/, ka-lis'-toe, Greek Καλλιστώ) is a moon of the planet Jupiter, discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei. It is the third-largest moon in the solar system, about the same size as the planet Mercury. Callisto moon - Name. Callisto is named after Callisto, one of Zeus's many love interests in Greek mythology. Although the name "Callisto" was suggested by Simon Marius soon after the moon's discovery, t ...

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Relativity may refer to: Physics Principle of relativity, developed by Galileo, the postulate that the laws of physics are the same for all observers Theory of relativity, developed by Albert Einstein, built on the principle of relativity and the local constancy of the speed of light. Consists of: Special relativity General relativity Or Relativity (Voyager episode), a TV episode from Star Trek: Voyager Relativity (TV series), aired on ABC from 1996 to 1997 Relativity (M. C. E ...

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Quality refers to the inherent or distinctive characteristics or properties of a person, object, process or other thing. Such characteristics may enhance a subject's distinctiveness, or may denote some degree of achievement or excellence. When used in relation to people, the term may also signify a personal character or trait. The term is sometimes contrasted with the concept of quantity. In science, the work of Aristotle focused on measuring quality, whereas the work of Galileo resu ...

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