Perihelion
How Far is the Earth from the Sun?
Elliptical orbit The AU is the average distance from the Earth to the sun. Earth makes a complete revolution around the sun every 365.25 days — one year.
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Astronomy
Facts about the sun
The Earth orbits the sun at a speed of about 18.4 miles per second or about 66,600 mph. The energy required to stop the Earth
Astronomy
how to measure the distance to the sun
There is a way to generate the ephemeris, but it is slightly involved. The website to use is https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi which is maintained by JPL. There
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Distance vs Velocity over the year
Change in earth’s orbital velocity over 1 year Actual JPL Ephemera Data Note the strange bumps in the acceleration near the time of perigee and
Astronomy
How do you measure the distance between Earth and the Sun?
How do astronomers calculate the distance of the Sun from the Earth, or the actual size of the Sun, or the speed of travel
About 13
Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls
Are December’s solstice and January’s perihelion related?
By EarthSky in Astronomy Essentials | Space | January 1, 2018 December solstice 2017 was December 21. Earth is closest to the sun for 2018 on January 2-3. Coincidence? Earth
World Perihelion Day
How to observe Perihelion Day
How to observe Perihelion Day: Observe the breath for a few cycles. Bring your consciousness to the fact that today you are closest to the
World Perihelion Day
Paradigm Shifting
We know that people all share a common skill at detecting patterns. We notice those patterns on a more or less material level most of
Calendar
zodiac, calendars and the eccentric orbit of the planet
What is the relationship between the calendar, the zodiac and the eccentric orbit of the planet? Thought Experiment: Many cultures have devised different calendar
wisdom
I have a precious human life
“Every day, think as you wake up; today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I
Biographies
the anarcho-psychology of Peter Kropotkin
The era which preceded the Great War was a time of tremendous intellectual revolution. These revolutions occurred in almost every field and stretched the full
Perihelion
The first Founding Father Made the Perihelion Famous
Fact: John Hancock delayed the signing of the Declaration of Independence by at least one day so that it would fall on July 4th. What
Why is New Year just after the start of winter?
It seems strange that New Year is in the middle of the cold winter. Shouldn’t it be in spring time? Or winter equinox? Traditionally it
essay
Kranzberg, Delillo, White Noise, Science, Technology, Fiction
William Gibson’s Neuromancer demonstrates how technique changes not only our view of the world around us, but enables us to see ourselves as changeable objects of the world. The world of Neuromancer is one where no form is sacred. The world is made over as a tool to be used, to be reshaped along with the reshaping of our needs.
Holidays
Why is Christmas in December?
Why We Celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 Is it Jesus’ birthday, an ancient marketing ploy, or something else? By Andrew Santella via Slate.com How did
the scientific method:
the scientific method: The scientific method is a way to ask and answer scientific questions by making observations and doing experiments. The steps of the
Chronobiology
Month of Birth Patterns North vs South hemispheres
Month-of-Birth Patterns in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere One of the first scholars to be interested in the effect of month of birth on longevity