Kennelly
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Correct,I knew it were too easy.Your turn Philippe.
Cumulative History Quiz #4
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philippe
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who was the 4rd roman king?
who was the 4rd roman king?
Nahuixtelotzin
Huey Tlatoani
Ancus Marcius
philippe
FYI, I chase trains.
and i thought it was a hard one well you are wright
i am very surprised in a good way
i am very surprised in a good way
Nahuixtelotzin
Huey Tlatoani
I didn't know this because of my "vast philological knowledge". I've once memorized them all, so it's not such a big deal.
Hm, moving away from antiquity to let other people participate again.
Which pope finally admitted - after decades of struggle and discussion - (in his great mercy) that Indians were "fully human beings"?
bonus (not difficult if you know the right answer): Who were the main combatants in the discussion?
Hm, moving away from antiquity to let other people participate again.
Which pope finally admitted - after decades of struggle and discussion - (in his great mercy) that Indians were "fully human beings"?
bonus (not difficult if you know the right answer): Who were the main combatants in the discussion?
Andu Indorin
Retired Druid
I haven't the foggiest idea of who was Pope (though I do know it was not John XX).
But the first two great debaters on the issue were Bartoleme de las Casas and Juan Gines de Sepulveda.
But the first two great debaters on the issue were Bartoleme de las Casas and Juan Gines de Sepulveda.
Simon Darkshade
Mysterious City of Gold
Don't know of the pope in question, but there was a fine film made of this debate a few years back. It had a very poignant final shot of the empty courtroom where it had been decided that Indians were humans being swept by a Negro slave...
Nahuixtelotzin
Huey Tlatoani
Right, Lucky. It was Paul III in his bull "Sublimis Deus" in 1537. Nevertheless, his bull had to be revoked a few years later on spanish pressure.
It's your turn now!
It's your turn now!
Lucky
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Cool! 
Let´s try this one:
After Nicolaus Copernicus published his thesis of the correct astronomical order in his De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, many other great scientists of the 16th century tried to prove and refine this theory, among them Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler.
Kepler was the one to formulate the fundamental laws of Astronomy, Kepler´s Laws. But he couldn´t have found these exact formulas without the help of observations of other astronomers and their splendid observation instruments. One was Galilei, sharing his findings and even one of his precious telescopes.
Who was the second important scientific colleague in Johannes Kepler´s life and his teacher, whose accurate observations of which celestial object enabled Kepler to formulate his fundamental laws?
The person in question was also teacher of the first globe constructor, one globe is even decorated with his portrait.
But he did not gain such an important place in history, he even died before the release of Kepler´s Laws.
BONUS: When did he live!
P.S.: Anyone visiting Gamecatcher should refrain from answering!
Let´s try this one:
After Nicolaus Copernicus published his thesis of the correct astronomical order in his De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, many other great scientists of the 16th century tried to prove and refine this theory, among them Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler.
Kepler was the one to formulate the fundamental laws of Astronomy, Kepler´s Laws. But he couldn´t have found these exact formulas without the help of observations of other astronomers and their splendid observation instruments. One was Galilei, sharing his findings and even one of his precious telescopes.
Who was the second important scientific colleague in Johannes Kepler´s life and his teacher, whose accurate observations of which celestial object enabled Kepler to formulate his fundamental laws?
The person in question was also teacher of the first globe constructor, one globe is even decorated with his portrait.
But he did not gain such an important place in history, he even died before the release of Kepler´s Laws.
BONUS: When did he live!
P.S.: Anyone visiting Gamecatcher should refrain from answering!
philippe
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teacher mercator and it was that the planets went around the sound in a oval course
Lucky
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Simple answer?
NO!
Reread my question to understand it correctly, your answer seems way out of place!
The person I´m looking for was the teacher of both Kepler and Mercator, Mercator was the first globe constructor I mentioned.
And he specialized on observing ONE celestial object.
NO!
Reread my question to understand it correctly, your answer seems way out of place!
The person I´m looking for was the teacher of both Kepler and Mercator, Mercator was the first globe constructor I mentioned.
And he specialized on observing ONE celestial object.
Michiel de Ruyter
Grand Admiral
Tycho Brahe?
1546-1601
I don't know what he observed.
1546-1601
I don't know what he observed.
Lucky
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Quite right!
And you really can keep those dates of birth and death in your memory?? Impressive!
Just guess the celestial object with a little thinking. There aren´t that many object that were observable at that time AND close and constant enough to provide sufficient and exact data to formulate fundamental laws with it.
Give it a try!
And you really can keep those dates of birth and death in your memory?? Impressive!
Just guess the celestial object with a little thinking. There aren´t that many object that were observable at that time AND close and constant enough to provide sufficient and exact data to formulate fundamental laws with it.
Give it a try!
Michiel de Ruyter
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The Moon?
As for the dates, we just had Keplers law's with Math, and Brahe was also mentioned in it.
As for the dates, we just had Keplers law's with Math, and Brahe was also mentioned in it.
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If you just had Kepler´s Laws, you should know that he postulated that the planets revolve around the Sun on elliptical orbits!
Now, how could he deduct that from observation data of the Moon, which revolves around Earth?
So yes, it is a planet. Which one?
With telescopes of that time, only 3, maybe 4 should come to mind.
Now, how could he deduct that from observation data of the Moon, which revolves around Earth?
So yes, it is a planet. Which one?
With telescopes of that time, only 3, maybe 4 should come to mind.
Michiel de Ruyter
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the moon also revolves around the earth in elliptical orbits, ALL moons and planets, revolve in elliptical orbits.
as for the planet I think it's probably Mars.
as for the planet I think it's probably Mars.
Lucky
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Actually moon orbit are rather circular. Not completely but the distance to the moon is always the same, more or less. If it were like you said, our satellite system would never work.
But Mars is the correct answer!
So it´s your turn!
But Mars is the correct answer!
So it´s your turn!
Michiel de Ruyter
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The Moon orbits between 354,000 and 404,000 km, i'd call this elliptical.
As for the next question:
Under which emperor did the Roman Empire reach it's greatest size?
As for the next question:
Under which emperor did the Roman Empire reach it's greatest size?
Citizen_K
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I believe that was the emperor Trajan.
So is it my question? :thinks hard to a constipatingly extent about the next question:
So is it my question? :thinks hard to a constipatingly extent about the next question:
