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A short biography of C. V. Raman
A short biography of C. V. Raman A short biography of C. V. Raman: C. V. Raman or (Sir Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman), was born on 7 November 1888 Trichinopoly Madras presidency British India (Tamil Nadu, India). The innovative work of this legend from India, within the sphere of scattering of sunshine, Read more…
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The Earliest Astronomers
The first people to look up at the sky and wonder about what they saw were the earliest astronomers. These observers, watching the sky thousands of stars, identified five planets, and used the movements of the sun and the moon across the sky for keeping track of time. Whether in Read more…
Projects
Drip irrigation system model
Ingredients required: 1. Rectangular bucket or container 2. Garden soil 3. Two IV Cannulae 4. A plastic jar 5. A nail 6. Adhesive 7. Transparent tape. 8. Drawing pin By Khushant Kumar Gola and Prashant Kumar Sinha
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Space Travelers
The first person to fly into space was a Russian called Yuri Gagarin. On 12 April 1961, Alan Shepherd became the first American in space, although he didn’t orbit Earth. Two years after Gagarin’s flight, on 16 June 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. She spent nearly Read more…
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Space Stations
A space station provides a home in space where astronauts can live and work for months at a time. So far, space stations have all orbited earth just a few hundred kilometres above its surface. The first space station to be launched was the Russian Salyut 1 in 1971. Modern Read more…
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Spacecraft
A spacecraft is blasted into space by its launch vehicle or rocket. The rocket is the only machine powerful enough to reach ‘escape velocity’ – the speed needed to break free from the pull of earth’s gravity. Usually, the spacecraft is folded up in the nose cone of the rocket. Read more…
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Bermuda Triangle
Bermuda Triangle is a strange triangular area on the Atlantic Ocean, where many sailing ships or sailing ships through it have disappeared without a trace. In some cases where debris can be found, the crew had vanished. And such incidents have been happening for centuries. In the last five centuries, Read more…
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Unknown Flying Object
A UFO is technically “unknown flying object”, not more nor less. Any object that flies and can not initially be identified as an aeroplane, helicopter, blimp, balloon, kite or any other object, which normally flies, is a UFO. Many flying objects that are listed as UFOs can be identified later Read more…
Creativity
Projectors
When we go to the cinemas and experience the big screen and its big characters, have you ever wondered how the pictures on the screen are made? Well, as you know, the answer is the projector. Projectors help to improve the experience of movies, but their utility does not stop Read more…