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Wednesday

What is day light saving time and Greenwich mean time (describe)?


Day light saving time



During the spring term for utilization of sun light more and more there is need to change the time and that change in time nothing but a day light saving time.

When it is in existence?

Starting of 20th century a scientist George warren Hudson idea of saving day light time.

How can we save day light time?

By increasing 1 hour in a watch during the spring and decreasing 1 hour  in a watch in summer.
70 country currently using day light saving time.

20% population of the world dependent on the day light saving time.

Greenwich mean time



A city Greenwich situated in England having a solar observatory, during the 18th century England was named as ocean power and they have Greenwich direction detector device.

Britain starts Greenwich mean time in 1676 in Greenwich observatory centre on the basis of two similar watches.

In 1852 Greenwich time announced publicly.

In 1884 in Washington with 25 other countries Greenwich certified as Prime meridian.

Greenwich rays separate the world in east and west zone and equator separate the world in north and south pole.

World’s +ve and –ve value of time observed on the basis of Greenwich rays.

Got the UTC certificate but mostly Greenwich mean time in use.

Different time zones of the world.

Country              time zones
France                   12

America                  9

Russia                    11

Britain                    9

Australia                8

Denmark                5

China is the only one country (large in area) which have only one time zone.

Over time of sun in different places of the world.



Normally 12 hour day and 12 hour night schedule in the world but in some places there is a over time of sun.

Norway

Also known as mid night sun near the arctic circle where presence of sun almost 20 hours per day between May and July (76 days).

Finland

In the summer presence of sun almost 73 hour continuously but in winter presence of sun is almost nil.

Sweden

Here sun sets after the midnight and rise just after the 4 o’clock in the morning between starting of the May and ending of the August.

Iceland


Here sun never be fully sets continuous revolving perpendicular.

Sunday

How scientists decode mysteries into the space?



Yes, with the help of infrared telescope to decode mysteries into the space that uses infrared light to detect the celestial bodies. The world’s largest optical and infrared telescope, that will help scientists to understand and explore the universe. Universe is currently being built in chile by the European southern observatory. The telescope has a main mirror which is 39 meters in diameter. Unique in features, the extra large telescope (ELT) is modeled as an adaptive telescope with the ability of checking and correcting atmospheric turbulence's. The giant telescope is all set for completion and launch n 2024. Scientists from oxford university are playing a major role in the ambitious project, the team is responsible for the construction and design of the telescope’s spectrograph, called ‘harmoni’, a specially developed equipment to simultaneously take almost 4,000 images, each in slightly different color tones. The near infrared instrument will provide extremely vivid images that will more magnify and that will more explore the universe. 


Friday

How space travel may reduce astronauts exercise capacity.

Astronauts abroad the international space station or those on long duration space flights, such as journey to mars or deep space are likely to have a 30 and 50 % decline in exercise capacity, say researchers. The findings showed that astronauts heart and small blood vessels are not as effective at transporting oxygen to the working muscle during space flights.

Thursday

What is aurora illustrate with the help of picture?




You may have seen northern lights in Lapland (Scandinavian country). Called aurora. It can be seen when solar particles mix with earth’s magnetic field.

Tuesday

pollution in space.

Did you know that there is pollution up in space too. It’s called debris. Of the 7000 satellites launched so far, only about 1500 are functional which means the rest are just floating around like space junk.


Learn:  Be a part of the solution, not part of the pollution.

The strongest part in the body

The strongest part in the body is the enamel of teeth.

study of beauty.

The study of the beauty of human is called kalology.

study of dreams.

The study of dreams called oneirology.

Friday

First woman of Indian origin in space.



Kalpana chawla (march 17, 1962 – February 1, 2003) was an Indian American astronaut and the first woman of Indian origin in space. She first flew on space shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. In 2003 chawla was one of the seven members killed in the space shuttle Columbia disaster. Her first space mission began on Nov. 19, 1997, as part of the six astronaut crew that flew the space shuttle Columbia flight STS-87. In 2000, chawla selected for her second flight as part of the crew of STS-107.      

Wednesday

First woman who got pilot’s license.

Raymonde de laroche (22nd august 1882 – 18 july 1919) Elise raymonde de laroche was a French pilot and the first woman in the world to receive an aeroplane pilot’s license. She had been given the license on march 8, 1910. De laroche’s flight is often cited as the first by a women in a powered heavier-than-aircraft. In June 1919 de laroche set two women’s altitude records, one at 15,700 feet (4,800 m), and also the women’s distance record, at 201 miles(323 km). during world war I, she served as a military driver, chauffeuring officers from the rear zones to the front under fire.  

Tuesday

First man to fly an aeroplane.

First man to fly an aeroplane was Wright brothers.

First country to launch satellite into the space.

First country to launch satellite into the space  Russia(former USSR).

Fist country to send humans to moon.

Fist country to send humans to moon was United States of America.

First country to launch satellite into the space.

First country to launch satellite into the space was Russia(former USSR).

First radio telescope satellite was launched into the space.

First radio telescope satellite was launched into the space - Japan.

First man to set foot on the moon.



First man to set foot on the moon was Neil Armstrong.

First man to go into space.

First man to go into space - Major Yuri Gagarin(USSR).

First space shuttle launched.

First space shuttle launched -  Columbia.

First space ship landed on mars.

First space ship landed on mars was Viking-1(July, 1976).

First women cosmonaut in space.

First women cosmonaut in space -  Valentina Tereshkova(USSR).

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