Posts tagged ‘Earth’
Our humble home
The stars that you see in the night sky are part of the Milky Way, our home galaxy. But the Milky Way […]
11/21/2011. Category: science. Tags: Earth, space, universe
All the planets rotate anticlockwise, except one
All the planets in the solar system rotate anticlockwise, except one. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. Venus (radius 3,760.4 […]
01/13/2010. Category: science. Tags: Earth, planets, solar system
Did you know that earth is not completely round?
Earth is not exactly round; it is slightly pear-shaped. The North Pole radius is 1.73 inch (44mm) longer than the South Pole […]
06/22/2009. Category: science. Tags: Earth, moon, sun
How much Earth weighs
Inspired by Isaac Newton’s theory of gravity, Henry Cavendish first discussed the possibility to establish the weight of earth in a letter […]
02/23/2009. Category: science. Tags: Earth, Hendry Cavendish, Isaac Newton
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