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  2. Isaac Newton - Wikipedia

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    As a proof of the concept, he constructed a telescope using reflective mirrors instead of lenses as the objective to bypass that problem. [ 66 ] [ 67 ] Building the design, the first known functional reflecting telescope, today known as a Newtonian telescope , [ 67 ] involved solving the problem of a suitable mirror material and shaping technique.

  3. Tests of general relativity - Wikipedia

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    The correction by (42.980 ± 0.001)″/cy is the prediction of post-Newtonian theory with parameters = =. [13] Thus the effect can be fully explained by general relativity. More recent calculations based on more precise measurements have not materially changed the situation.

  4. List of unsolved problems in mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Many mathematical problems have been stated but not yet solved. These problems come from many areas of mathematics, such as theoretical physics, computer science, algebra, analysis, combinatorics, algebraic, differential, discrete and Euclidean geometries, graph theory, group theory, model theory, number theory, set theory, Ramsey theory, dynamical systems, and partial differential equations.

  5. Stephen Hawking - Wikipedia

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    e. Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. [6][17][18] Between 1979 and 2009, he was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, widely ...

  6. Nicolaus Copernicus - Wikipedia

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    Copernicus's Toruń birthplace (ul. Kopernika 15, left).Together with no. 17 (right), it forms Muzeum Mikołaja Kopernika.Nicolaus Copernicus was born on 19 February 1473 in the city of Toruń (Thorn), in the province of Royal Prussia, in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, [10] [11] to German-speaking parents.

  7. Feminine beauty ideal - Wikipedia

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    Skin color contrast has been identified as a feminine beauty standard observed across multiple cultures. [7] Women tend to have darker eyes and lips than men, especially relative to the rest of their facial features, and this attribute has been associated with female attractiveness and femininity, [7] yet it also decreases male attractiveness according to one study. [8]

  8. List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 September 2024. Predicted dates of the end of the world This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The Last Judgment by painter Hans Memling. In Christian belief, the Last Judgement is an ...

  9. Fermi paradox - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 September 2024. Discrepancy between lack of evidence of advanced alien life and apparently high likelihood it exists This article is about the absence of clear evidence of extraterrestrial life. For a type of estimation problem, see Fermi problem. Enrico Fermi (Los Alamos 1945) The Fermi paradox is ...