Science Simulations
Earth Rotation and Seasonal Changes The Earth’s rotation axis is tilted at an angle of about 23.5 ° to the orbital axis. Because of this inclination, seasonal changes occur like spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The … more
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Cassegrain Reflector The Cassegrain reflector(telescope) was designed by French engineer Laurent Cassegrain to compensate for the shortcomings of the Newtonian telescope. Light reflected by the concave mirror is incident on the convex mirror. Focus is created … more
The photographs of the Earth and the moon close together that you can see on posters, etc., are designed to be easy to see. The moon’s apparent diameter is only about 0.5˚. This tells us that … more
Refracting telescope A telescope that uses only the refraction of a lens is called a refracting telescope. There are two types of refracting telescopes depending on the combination of lenses. The Galilean telescope is often referred … more
Refracting telescope A telescope that uses only the refraction of a lens is called a refracting telescope. There are two types of refracting telescopes depending on the combination of lenses. The Galilean telescope is often referred … more
Eratosthenes’ Calculation of Earth’s Circumference The first person to measure the earth’s size was Eratosthenes, an ancient Greek scientist about 2,000 years ago. Eratosthenes lived in Alexandria, near the Nile River’s mouth by the Mediterranean coast, … more
Geocentrism, The Geocentric theory The Geocentric theory is a cosmic perspective in which the Earth is at the center, and all the stars revolve around the Earth. From the 13th to the 17th century, it was … more
Space-time warpage Einstein, famous for the theory of relativity, thought that the mass of an object warps space-time. The larger the mass, the greater the degree of time-space warp. He explained that an object’s falling or … more
It is only the sun that shines by itself in the solar system. Earth and moon do not emit light themselves. The earth and the moon only reflect the light of the sun. Since the earth … more
