celestial bodies
81Anaximander — otheruses4|the Pre Socratic philosopherInfobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = Pre Socratic philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = Detail of Raphael s painting The School of Athens , 1510–1511. This could be a representation of… …
82space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… …
83Beijing Ancient Observatory — The Beijing Ancient Observatory (zh tsp|t=北京古觀象台|s=北京古观象台|p=běi jīng gǔ guān xiàng tái) is a pretelescopic observatory located in Beijing, China. The revolutionary tools used within this ancient observatory were built in 1442 during the Ming… …
84ASTROLOGY — ASTROLOGY, the study of the supposed influence of the stars on human events and the predictions based on this study. Bible and Apocrypha There is no explicit mention of astrology in the Bible, but two biblical passages dealing with the diviner… …
85Force — For other uses, see Force (disambiguation). See also: Forcing (disambiguation) Forces are also described as a push or pull on an object. They can be due to phenomena such as gravity, magnetism, or anything that might cause a mass to accelerate …
86Shen Kuo — Infobox Scientist name = Shen Kuo zh. 沈括 image width = 280px caption = Shen Kuo, a Chinese scientist famous for his concepts of true north and land formation, among others. (Modern artist s impression) birth date = 1031 birth place = Qiantang… …
87Ferdinand Verbiest — [ (Detail of engraving from French book about Chinese empire, published 1736) [ [http://content.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/mexico,18 Details of original engraving in Washington State University collection] ] ] Father Ferdinand Verbiest (October 9 1623 –… …
88LEVI BEN GERSHOM — (1288–1344; acronym: RaLBaG; also called Maestre Leo de Bagnols; Magister Leo Hebraeus; Gersonides), mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and biblical commentator, born probably at Bagnols sur Cèze (Languedoc – now département du Gard, France) …
89History of astronomy — History of science …
90Moon — This article is about Earth s Moon. For moons in general, see Natural satellite. For other uses, see Moon (disambiguation) …
