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What led to the development of new products that have dramatically transformed modern-day society?
What led to the development of new products that have dramatically transformed modern-day society?
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
What was the main focus of early civilizations such as the Sumerians, ancient Egyptians, and the Indus Valley Civilisation?
What was the main focus of early civilizations such as the Sumerians, ancient Egyptians, and the Indus Valley Civilisation?
What was the result of the early observations of the stars and planets?
What was the result of the early observations of the stars and planets?
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What is the term derived from in the Greek language?
What is the term derived from in the Greek language?
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What was often worshipped in ancient civilizations?
What was often worshipped in ancient civilizations?
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Where can the origins of Western astronomy be found?
Where can the origins of Western astronomy be found?
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What did Greek poet Homer write about in his Iliad and Odyssey?
What did Greek poet Homer write about in his Iliad and Odyssey?
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Who rejected non-naturalistic explanations for natural phenomena in ancient Greece?
Who rejected non-naturalistic explanations for natural phenomena in ancient Greece?
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What was proposed by Leucippus and Democritus?
What was proposed by Leucippus and Democritus?
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What happened to the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century?
What happened to the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century?
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Who created an important compilation of Archimedes' works?
Who created an important compilation of Archimedes' works?
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What did Ibn al-Haytham write about in his Book of Optics?
What did Ibn al-Haytham write about in his Book of Optics?
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Who questioned Aristotle's teaching of physics?
Who questioned Aristotle's teaching of physics?
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Who is credited with explaining how light enters the eye?
Who is credited with explaining how light enters the eye?
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What is the name of Ibn al-Haytham's book that explained the camera obscura?
What is the name of Ibn al-Haytham's book that explained the camera obscura?
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Who influenced the thinking of scholars across disciplines from the theory of visual perception to the nature of perspective in medieval art?
Who influenced the thinking of scholars across disciplines from the theory of visual perception to the nature of perspective in medieval art?
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When was the explanation of how light projected to the back of the eye fully understood?
When was the explanation of how light projected to the back of the eye fully understood?
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What was Ibn al-Haytham's alternative to?
What was Ibn al-Haytham's alternative to?
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What is the name of the phenomenon that Ibn al-Haytham studied?
What is the name of the phenomenon that Ibn al-Haytham studied?
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Who was influenced by Ibn al-Haytham's work?
Who was influenced by Ibn al-Haytham's work?
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What did the pinhole camera and the camera obscura have in common?
What did the pinhole camera and the camera obscura have in common?
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Who built devices that replicated those of Ibn al-Haytham?
Who built devices that replicated those of Ibn al-Haytham?
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What did Galileo Galilei relate in his work?
What did Galileo Galilei relate in his work?
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Who discovered the laws of motion and universal gravitation?
Who discovered the laws of motion and universal gravitation?
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What was replaced by the heliocentric Copernican model?
What was replaced by the heliocentric Copernican model?
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What did Newton develop besides the laws of motion and universal gravitation?
What did Newton develop besides the laws of motion and universal gravitation?
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Why were the laws of thermodynamics, chemistry, and electromagnetics discovered?
Why were the laws of thermodynamics, chemistry, and electromagnetics discovered?
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When do classical physics laws provide a close approximation?
When do classical physics laws provide a close approximation?
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What led to the development of modern physics in the 20th century?
What led to the development of modern physics in the 20th century?
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What is the name of the model that includes cosmic inflation, dark energy, and dark matter?
What is the name of the model that includes cosmic inflation, dark energy, and dark matter?
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What is the name of the telescope that will search for evidence of dark matter?
What is the name of the telescope that will search for evidence of dark matter?
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What is the term used to describe the energetic neutral atoms found in the heliosphere?
What is the term used to describe the energetic neutral atoms found in the heliosphere?
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What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where the solar wind interacts with the interstellar medium?
What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where the solar wind interacts with the interstellar medium?
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Which of the following is a theoretical pillar of the Big Bang model?
Which of the following is a theoretical pillar of the Big Bang model?
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What is the year in which the cosmic microwave background was discovered?
What is the year in which the cosmic microwave background was discovered?
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Study Notes
Physics and Its Development
- Physics has led to the development of new products that have transformed modern-day society, such as television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons, through advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics.
- Advances in thermodynamics led to the development of industrialization, while advances in mechanics inspired the development of calculus.
History of Physics
- The word "physics" comes from the Latin "physica," which means "study of nature," and is derived from the Greek "phusikḗ."
- Ancient civilizations, such as the Sumerians, Egyptians, and Indus Valley Civilization, had a predictive knowledge of the motions of the Sun, Moon, and stars around 3000 BCE.
Ancient Astronomy
- Early astronomers, including the Egyptians, Greeks, and Mesopotamians, observed and recorded the motions of celestial bodies, laying the foundation for later astronomy.
- The ancient Greeks named most of the constellations visible from the Northern Hemisphere, which are still used today.
Natural Philosophy
- Natural philosophy originated in ancient Greece during the Archaic period (650-480 BCE), where pre-Socratic philosophers like Thales rejected non-naturalistic explanations for natural phenomena.
- These philosophers proposed ideas verified by reason and observation, and many of their hypotheses proved successful in experiment, such as atomism, which was later confirmed.
Medieval European and Islamic Contributions
- The Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) continued to advance learning, including physics, after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century.
- Scholars like John Philoponus questioned Aristotle's teachings and noted their flaws, while Ibn al-Haytham wrote about his camera obscura experiments and presented a study of the phenomenon of the camera obscura.
Classical Physics
- With the use of experimental and quantitative methods, classical physics became a separate science in early modern Europe.
- Major developments include the replacement of the geocentric model with the heliocentric Copernican model, Kepler's laws of planetary motion, Galileo's work on telescopes and astronomy, and Newton's discovery of the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
Modern Physics
- The discovery of laws in thermodynamics, chemistry, and electromagnetics resulted from research during the Industrial Revolution.
- Inaccuracies in classical mechanics for very small objects and high velocities led to the development of modern physics in the 20th century.
- The Big Bang model, including cosmic inflation, dark energy, and dark matter, rests on general relativity and the cosmological principle, with ongoing research and new discoveries anticipated.
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