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Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Science

How Eratosthenes Calculated the Earth’s Size with Remarkable Accuracy through Solar Measurements

How did Eratosthenes measure the size of the Earth?by asking Aristotle who knew everythingby walking about one-quarter of the way around its circumferenceby measuring the times of...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Science

Understanding the Science Behind Stars’ Twinkling and Its Causes on Earth’s Atmosphere

Which of the following is NOT a result of the Earth’s precession?the Earth wobbles (like a spinning top) with a period of 26,000 yearsthe stars twinkle when...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Science

How Ptolemy’s Deferent and Epicycle Model Explains Retrograde Motion of Planets in an Earth-Centered Universe

In Ptolemy’s system the planets orbit the Earth and not the Sun. How did the system explain the retrograde motion of planets like Jupiter?the Sun moved among...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Science

Dispelling the Myth: How Johannes Kepler Discovered the Stars in the Milky Way While Galileo Explored Jupiter and Venus

Which of the following was NOT done by Galileo Galilei?turning the telescope to the sky and believing what it showed his eyesdiscovering four large moons around Jupiterresolving...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Science

Galileo’s Scientific Revolution: Empirical Observations, Heliocentricity, and Independent Inquiry

In what fundamental way did the work of Galileo differ from his predecessors who had thought about the sky?Galileo used instruments and experiments to show him what...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Science

How Copernicus Revolutionized Astronomy with Theory of Earth’s Rotation and Its Impact on Celestial Sphere

In Copernicus’ day, people were worried about the idea that the celestial sphere seemed to turn around us once a day because the Earth rotates. They argued...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Surgery

How to Identify and Manage Still’s Murmur in Children

A 7 year old boy presents for a camp physical. The following is found:-Systolic ejection murmur with a vibratory character-The murmur is heard best in lower precordium...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Medicine

Ensuring Patient Safety: The Importance of Sterility in Parenteral Products

True or False: ALL parenteral products must be sterile T: we are bypassing defense mechanisms of the body (we don’t want to give them an infection) True....