The ancient Greeks believed that the Sun was the god Helios, who each day would drive his fiery chariot across the sky. Whileancient astronomerssuch as Thales of Miletus (624-546 BC) began to realize that the Sun was not a deity, the transition toward a less superstitious and more scientif...
The new extrasolar planet or “exoplanet” was discovered around the sun-like star Kepler-51, located around 2,615 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan).Remarkably, the new world, designated Kepler-51e, isn’t just the fourth exoplanet found orbiting this star; all the...
After six months, the employees who participated in ROWE reported reduced work-family conflict and a better sense of control of their time, and they were getting a full hour of extra sleep each night. 出自-2016年12月阅读原文 People who live, hunt or fish near bird coloniesneed to be caref...
The earliest pictures of this instrument were found in Yulin Caves and Eastern Thousand Buddha Caves in Gansu Province, where five erhu pictures were discovered on murals (壁画).1. When did the erhu become a popular instrument? A.In the Tang Dynasty. B.In the Song Dynasty. C.In the Ming...
Each zodiac sign is associated with one of the elements, and all the signs of the same element share certain basic characteristics. This birth chart calculator will help you see which elements you are "strong" in, as well as the elements you are "weak" in....
In fear, hope, or desperation, these women left home seeking new lives. Some found opportunity; others found more uncertainty—or worse.
Appearing on the TV show The Lyon’s Den, the pair were cast opposite one another as each other’s romantic interest. Funnily enough, Lowe was the one to throw Jewel’s name into the draw to be cast as his opposite, but when the singer came to set, she wasn’t into kissin...
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本文转载于纽约时代周刊Like many astrophysicists, Sara Seager sometimes has a problem with her perception of scale. Knowing that there are hundreds of billions of galaxies, and that each might contain hundreds of billions of stars, can make the lives of astrophysicists and even those closest to ...
Pros: A billionaire technocrat and one of the richest people on the planet, Bloomberg could self-fund a race without having to devote time to wooing donors. He has an empire of success to point to in both the public and private squares. Cons: Having originally run for mayor as a Republic...