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ROBERT BOYLE

 Robert Boyle He was born on 25 January 1627 in Lismore Castle, Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland  Boyle was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, inventor and therefore one of the founders of modern chemistry, and one of the pioneers of modern experimental scientific method.  He is best known for Boyle's law,which describes the inversely  proportional relationship between the absolute pressure and volume of a gas, if the temperature is kept constant within a closed system. Among his works Robert Boyle's image. The Sceptical Chymist is seen as a  cornerstone book in the field of chemistry. He was a devout and pious Anglican and is noted for his writing in Theology. Boyles influences 1. Chemistry 2. Physics 3. Galileo Galilei 4. Otto von Guericke 5. Francis Bacon 6. Evangelista Torricelli 7. Samuel Hartlib 8. Katherine Boyle Jones People who Boyle influenced 1. Isaac Newton Early life and education. Boyle was born into one of the wealthiest fam...

WHO IS PYTHAGORAS

 THE FAMOUS PYTHAGORAS OF SAMOS.  Pythagoras of Samos was an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher who was born in 570BCE in Samos ancient Greece. He was based in The Western philosophy which is also known as the pre Socratic philosophy. It was said that he is the first Man to call himself a philosopher. He is the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism.  He was a political and religious teacher whose  teachings were well known in Magna Graecia. His teachings later influenced the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and, through them, Western philosophy.  FAMILY BACKGROUND Parents; Pythais and Mnesarchus a gem-engraver on the island of Samos. Children; Arignote, Damo, Mnesarchus more (not mentioned) Siblings; Themistode, Tyrrchenus and Eunomus INTERESTS AND DISCOVERIES OF PYTHAGORAS Ethics Mathematics  Mysticism Politics Religion, Notable ideas,  Communalism, where the initiates of his school of Pythagoreanism were sworn in secrecy and lived a communal lifestyle. ...

ANCIENT BABYLON

THE ANCIENT BABYLONIAN EMPIRE. Babylonia was a state in ancient Mesopotamia. The ruins of the city of Babylon are located in the present-day Iraq. Language Ancient Akkadian speakers. Culture  Cultural area for the Amoramites. Location It was located along the Euphrates river. THE RISE OF THE EMPIRE OF BABYLON. The first ruler was King Hammurabi who reigned from  1792 BC to 1750 BC after conquering the neighbouring city states. Achievements 1. He conquered the neighbouring city states of Babylon. 2. He United the central and southern Mesopotamia through the Babylonian rule. 3. He created the Babylonian empire . 4. He made Babylon a rich, powerful and influential city. 5. He created the first complete legal written code known as  CODE OF HAMMURABI. What was the function of Babylon in Babylonian empire. 1. It was the capital of Babylonian empire. 2. Babylon was considered to be the centre of culture, commerce and art. 3. It was a minor administrative town in the empire. THE ...

FUTURE

 FUTURE What is future? Future is a period of time following the moment of speaking or writing. It is also known as someone's destiny. It can also be the time that is regarded still to come. Everybody has a future and there are 14 Bible verses that talks about future but i will list two only 1.  JEREMIAH 29:11  For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. From this Bible verse, it is clear that God already had very good  plans for every human being. 2. PROVERBS 19: 20 - 21 20 Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. 21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails. How to make a good future plan? 1. Put God first so that he will guide you through the achievement of your future plans. 2. Forget your past; failures and hardships. 3. Write down your future plans. 4. Listen to advice and ac...

HOROSCOPES EXPLAINED

  WHAT IS A HOROSCOPE ? Horoscope is a forecost of a persons' future, typically including a delianation of character and circumstance, based on the relative positions of the stars and planets at the time of that persons' birth. DID YOU KNOW ? That horoscope is also the idea that patterns of stars made up of constellations, through with the sun appears at a specific times during the year ? ,,, Now you know. There a 12 zodiac signs 1. Aries 21March - 20 April                      2. Taurus 21 April - 20 May 3. Gemini 21 May - 20 June 4. Cancer 21 June - 22 July 5. Leo 23 July - 22 August 6. Virgo 23 August - 22 Sep 7. Libra 23 Sep - 22 Oct 8. Scorpion 23 Oct - 21 Nov 9.  Sagittarius 22 Nov - 21 Dec 10. Capricorn 22 Dec - 19 Jan 11. Aqarius 20 Jan - 18 Feb 12. Pisces 19 Feb - 20 March  Do people have believes about horoscopes ? Till today, it is believed that the alignment of stars and planets affects every individual's ...