Sunday, September 18, 2011

Who discovered that the Earth revolves around the Sun?




Nicolaus Copernicus was the man who discovered earth as merely among planets that revolved around the sun. He presented a model of the solar system that was heliocentric in nature. This later became among the few established facts about earth’s discovery. Galileo later confirmed Copernicus’ statement.
Aristarchus was the first person to hold that the Sun rather than the Earth is at the center of the planetary system, that all the planets go around the Sun rather than the Earth. From the size of the Earth's shadow on the Moon during a lunar eclipse, he deduced that the Sun had to be much larger than the Earth, as well as very far away.It is the same idea we associate with the name of Copernicus, whom Galileodescribed as 'the restorer and confirmer', not the inventor, of the heliocentric hypothesis. For most of the 1,800 years between Aristarchus and Copernicus nobody knew the correct disposition of the planets, even though it had been laid out perfectly clearly around 280 B.C..

Friday, September 16, 2011

Spaceshuttle..



The Space Shuttle was a manned orbital rocket and spacecraft system operated by NASA on 135 missions from 1981 to 2011. The system combined rocket launch, orbital spacecraft, and re-entry spaceplane with modular add-ons. Major missions included launching numerous satellites and interplanetary probes, conducting space science experiments, and the servicing and construction of space stations. A major international contribution was the Spacelab payload suite, from the ESA. The system has become a symbol of the United States of America
The space-capable orbiters built were OV-102 Columbia, OV-099 Challenger, OV-103 Discovery, OV-104 Atlantis and OV-105 Endeavour.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

2014 FIFA WORLD CUP



The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup , an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014.
The logo is called "Inspiration", and was created by Brazilian agency Africa. The design stems from an iconic photograph of three victorious hands together raising the world's most famous trophy. As well as depicting the humanitarian notion of hands interlinking, the portrayal of the hands is also symbolic of the yellow and green of Brazil warmly welcoming the world to their country.


With five titles, Brazil are the most successful World Cup team and also the only nation to have played in every world cup (19) to date.
Russia will be the host in 2018 followed by Qatar in 2022
First tournament was played in 1930.

2015 CRICKET WORLD CUP

The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 11th ICC Cricket World Cup, and will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand.


The tournament will feature 14 teams, the same number as the 2011 World Cup.
The ICC unveiled the logo of the 2015 World Cup after the final of the 2011 World Cup on 2 April 2011.



2014 Asian Games ..



The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the XVII Asiad, is the largest sporting event in Asia governed by Olympic Council of India (OCA). It is scheduled to take place in Incheon, South Korea from September 19–October 4, 2014, with 36 sports set to feature in the Games.
                "Diversity Shines Here" is the official slogan of the Games


 Mascots:


The three seals, known as "Barame", "Chumuro" and "Vichuon", means wind, dance and light in Korean language, is in accordance with the theme of main venue.

ASIAN GAMES ..



The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 games. Since the 1982 games they have been organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognised by the International Olympics Committee (IOC) and are described as the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.


44 sports were presented in Asian Games history, including 2010 games in Guangzhou,China.


17th Asian Games will be held in 2014,Incheon,South Korea.

2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES ..


The 20th Commonwealth Games in 2014 will be held in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland.
The Games will run over 11 days of competition from 24 July to 3 August 2014.


MOTTO : people,place,passion
Participating teams : 72

COMMONWEALTH GAMES..


Commonwealth Games Federation Logo.svg
Commonwealth Games Federation seal, adopted in 2001
MottoHUMANITY – EQUALITY – DESTINY
Headquarters:London, England,
PresidentHon. Michael Fennell (Jamaica)



The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.The event was first held in 1930 under the title of the British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.


There are currently 54 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and 71 teams participate in the Games.There are a total of 21 sports (with two multi-disciplinary sports) and a further 7 para-sports which are approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation.


19th CWG were held in 2010 New Delhi,India.
20th CWG -Glasgow 2014,Scotland,UK

WINTER OLYMPICS 2014 ..



"sports which are practised on snow or ice."


The Winter Olympics Games are a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924.


The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially the XXII Olympic Winter Games, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, is a major international multi sport event scheduled to be celebrated from 7 to 23 February 2014, in Sochi ,Russia with some events held in the resort town of Krasnaya Polyana.




In 2014,Sochi will be the first Russian city to host the Winter Olympics. The IOC has selected Pyeongchang, South Korea, to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Fifteen winter sports events were included in the 2014 Winter Olympics.


Mascots :

  • the Polar Bear 
  • the Hare 
  • the Leopard                                                                                                                                       

LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 ..



The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, are scheduled to take place in London,England, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. London will become the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948.




Nations participating127 (qualified)
204 (estimated)
Athletes participating10,500 (estimated)
Events302 in 26 sports
The official mascots for the 2012 London Olympics are Wenlock and Mandeville .





OLYMPICS FACTS..

MOTTO:
The Olympic motto is the hendiatrius Citius, Altius, Fortius ", which is latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger".The motto was proposed by Pierre De Coubertin on the creation of the International Olympic Committee in 1894.
SYMBOL:
The symbol of the Olympic Games is composed of five interlocking rings, colored blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field. This was originally designed in 1912 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games.Olympic symbol represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.


First Olympic games :
The first Games held under the auspices of the IOC was hosted in the Panatheniac stadium in Athens in 1896.These Games brought together 14 nations and 241 athletes who competed in 43 events.



Which is the most famous painting in the world?



Mona Lisa a portrait by the Italian artist Leonordo da vinci. It is a painting in oil on a poplar panel, completed circa 1503–1519. It is on permanent display at the Musee de Louvre in Paris.The painting is a half-length portrait and depicts a seated woman, Lisa del Giocondo, whose facial expression has been frequently described as enigmatic. The ambiguity of the subject's expression, the monumentality of the composition, and the subtle modeling of forms and atmospheric illusionism were novel qualities that have contributed to the continuing fascination and study of the work.The image is widely recognised, caricatured, and sought out by visitors to the Louvre, and it is considered the most famous painting in the world.

Father of Math-Physics-Biology-Chemistry ?



Father of Mathematics : Archemedes (greek,287 BC – c. 212 BC)
Father of Algebra: Diophantus
Father of Trigonometry : Hipparchus


Father of Physics : Thales (ancient greek philosopher ,6th century B.C )
Father of Classical Physics : Sir Issac Newton
Father of Modern Physics : Albert Einstein


Father of Biology : Aristotal
Father of Modern Biology : Charles Darwin
Father of Botany : Theophrastus (300 BC)
Father of Zoology : Aristotal / Ranel.B.Gregorio


Father of Chemistry : Harbi-al-Himyari 
Father of Modern Chemistry : Antoine Lavoisier 

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Railway Facts !





*The world's oldest railway station built for steam locomotives still in use is Broad Green railway station in Liverpool, which was built in 1830.
*The world's busiest passenger station, in terms of daily passenger throughput, is Shinjuku  Station in Tokyo. The station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day in 2007.
*In terms of platform capacity, the world's largest station by platforms is Grand Central Terminal in New York City with 44 platforms
*The first recognised rail service was on the Swansea & Mumbles railways which started in 1807 in u.k.
* The longest platform in the world is Kharagpur station in West Bengal, India: at 1072 m (3517 ft) India.
*On April 16, 1853, the first passenger train between Bori Bunder, Bombay and Thane covering a distance of 34 km was inaugurated, formally heralding the birth of railways in India. And then the first passenger railway line in North India opened from Allahabad and Kanpur on March 3, 1859. This was followed in 1889, by the Delhi - Ambala - Kalka line.

Great Pyramid of Ghiza !



The Great Pyramid of Giza (also called the Khufu's Pyramid, Pyramid of Khufu, and Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt, and is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that survives substantially intact. It is believed the pyramid was built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian King Khufu (Cheops in Greek) and constructed over a 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC. The Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years. 
2.5 tonnes : The average weight of each block used in its construction
20: years it took to built this pyramid
146m : (480 ft) The height from ground to capstone.
230m : (755 ft) The length of each of the four sides.
800 km :(500 miles) The distance blocks were transported from the quarry to the pyramid site.
4,000 : The number of workers involved in building it.
2,300,000 : The total number of blocks used in its construction.
6,500,000 tonnes: The total weight of the pyramid.

How to make a Degree sign on a computer?

You need to finish a science report for school. You have to insert the degree symbol to convey the temperatures of your experiment, but you're not sure how to do it. Thankfully, it is very simple whether you have a laptop or a full desktop computer. Using the "Character Map" or the number pad, you can insert the degree symbol into any Microsoft Word document..


1.Turn on the "Num Lock" key of a terminal-type computer.
 You will see a light on the keyboard indicating that it is on.

  • 2.Place the cursor within the document you want to put the degree sign in.





  • 3.Hold "Alt".




  • 4.Type "0176" on the number pad while holding "Alt."

  • 5.Release the "Alt" key and the degree sign should be in the document..







  • Which are the fastest and largest Helicoptors ?

    World's fastest helicopter is the Westland Lynx :Top speed 400 km/hr




    World's largest helicoptor is Mil Mi-26 : It is 40.025 m in length.It is designed to carry up to 150 people or 20,000 kg (44,000 lbs) of cargo.


    Where is a day longer than a year?

    On planet VENUS !

    A Venusian day is longer than a Venusian year.Venus is the slowest spinner of all the planets,taking 243 days to spin once.But as it spins it travels on its orbit around the sun once every 224.7 days.The time period between one sunrise and the next is 117 earth days.

    How hot is the Sun ?



    It depends where you put your thermometer.....


    CORONA (Outer atmosphere) : 2 million° C (3.6million°F)
    CHROMOSPHERE (Inner atmosphere) : 20,000°C to 1 million°C
    PHOTOSPHERE : 5,500°C
    CORE   : 15 million°C
    About 75% of sun is hydrogen,most of rest is helium.

    What is a time zone? Which country has the maximum number of time zones?

    *A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform, legally mandated standard time.The first time zone was created in 1847 by railroads on the island of Great Britain using GMT.
    *There are 40 time zones.
    *France has the most time zones with 12. On March 28, 2010, Russia eliminated two time zones, going from 11 to 9, but still has the most contiguous time zones.USA is on second place with 11 timezones.Australia and UK both have 8 time zones followed by Canada with 6 time zones.
    *China is the largest country with only one time zone. China also has the widest spanning time zone. Before 1949, China was separated into five time zones.

    Which is the world's deepest river?


    The Congo River (read Zaire River), in Africa, is the world’s deepest river. The river has depths of about 250 metres. Its length is 4700 km. This river is very similar to Amazon River in the sense that it’s the second largest river in terms of water volume and that the river flows through the second largest rain forest in the world. The water catchments area of the Congo River basin lie in both north and south of Equator making its flow very stable as there is always at least some tributaries experiencing a rainy season at any one time.

    The sources of the Congo River are in the highlands and mountains to be found in the Eastern Africa Rift Valley. The main tributaries of the Congo River include the following rivers: Inkisi River, Nzadi River, Nsele River, Bombo River, Kwa River, Fimi River, Lukenie River, Kwango River, Sankuru River, Likouala River, Sangha River, Ubangi River, Giri River, Uele River, Mbomou River, Lomami River, Luvua River, Luapula River and Chambeshi River.

    Which is the largest river of the world?


    The Amazon River is the world’s largest River (not longest) at a width of about 40 kilometres during the rainy seasons but about 10 kilometres wide when not flooded. The lenth of the Amazon River is 6400 kilometres. The Amazon River has so much water that it account for no less than 20% of all the world’s water that flows into the oceans on its own. The depth of the Amazon River is as much as 40 metres during the rainy seasons.



    Which is the Longest river of the world?

    The world’s longest river is the Nile. At 6650 kilometres long, it’s no doubt the longest river in the world.All through the earliest civilisation of man, the Nile River has been entirely the source of water for civilization of man since the ancient times. The Nile has two main tributaries - the White Nile and Blue Nile. The White Nile starts from the Great Lakes region of East and Central Africa through Lake Victoria. The Blue Nile originates from Lake Tana in Ethiopia. The Blue Nile carries with it a lot of fertile soil from soil erosion which turns out to be very fertile for farming in Egypt. The two tributaries, Blue Nile and the White Nile, meet in Khartoum in Sudan.It flows into Mediterranian Sea.Aswan Dam is built on Nile river in Aswan,Egypt.
    Second Longest river is Amazon which is 6,400 km long.

    Which was the world's first University?

    The world's first University was established in Takshila, India in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
    Panini, the famous Sanskrit grammarian, Kautilya (Chanakya) and Charaka, the famous physician of ancient India, and Chandragupta Maurya were the products of Takshila university.

    Which can cause death faster? lack of sleep or starvation?


    A normal person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a Few weeks.

    Blue Whale Facts..




    *The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal.At 30 metres (98 ft) in length and 180 metric tons (200 short tons) or more in weight(>50 ELEPHANTS), it is the largest known animal to have ever existed.
    *A blue whale's tongue weighs around 2.7 metric tons (3.0 short tons) and, when fully expanded, its mouth is large enough to hold up to 90 metric tons (99 short tons) of food and water. Despite the size of its mouth, the dimensions of its throat are such that a blue whale cannot swallow an object wider than a beach ball. Its heart weighs 600 kilograms (1,300 lb) and is the largest known in any animal.
    *A blue whale's aorta is about 23 centimetres (9.1 in) in diameter-a human can crawl through it!!
    *Blue whale calves gain weight quickly, as much as 90 kilograms (200 lb) every 24 hours. Even at birth, they weigh up to 2,700 kilograms (6,000 lb)—the same as a fully grown hippopotamus
    *National animal of Antigua and Barbuda
    *A blue whale's tongue weighs more than an elephant!

    Monday, September 12, 2011

    First test tube baby ?

    Louise Joy Brown (born 25 July 1978, in Oldham, Greater Manchester,UK).Louise Brown was born to Lesley and John Brown.Her younger sister, Natalie Brown, was also conceived through IVF, four years later, and became the world's fortieth IVF baby, and the first one to give birth herself—naturally—in 1999

    Which is the tallest mountain on Earth ?

    Mauna Kea in Hawaii,which rises 10,205 m (33,480 ft) from its base on the seabed to its summit.It is also the tallest volcano.

    Sunday, September 11, 2011

    Which is the tallest flower ?

    The titan arum,which rises to 3 m (10 ft). Smelling of rotting meat to attract the tiny bees that pollinate it,it is short lived and rarely seen.

    Which is the heaviest flower?

    Rafflesia-a parasitic plant from southeast Asia-has the world's heaviest flower.It weighs up to 7 kg (15 lb) and can reach 1 m (3 ft) in diameter.

    Which is the Tallest tree ?

    A coast Redwood tree,growing in Califonia,USA,rising to the dizziying height of 112 m (368 ft)-taller than Statue of  Liberty.

    Where don't Bacteria live?

    a) Inside your Brain and Kidneys.
    b) In the Dead Sea,which is 10 times saltier than the Atlantic Ocean.
    c) In Antartica,where temperature can plummet to -60 degrees celsius.
    d) On your teeth.
    e) In solid rock,3 km (1.9 miles) below Earth's surface.
    f)  In Clouds
    g) On a sandwich
    h) On the planet Mars
    i)  In hot springs where the water temperature is near boiling point.

    What is an ISBN ?

    An International Standard Book Number-- a  13 digit number that is printed at the front of every book to show where it was published.

    LANGUAGE FACTS..

    * The Pacific Island of Papua New Guinea has more language than any other country- 832 languages for a population of only 3.9 million.


    * South Africa has the most official languages : 11

    How many Languages are there?

    About 6,912.Some languages are used by only a few people.Others,such as Mandarin Chinese and English,are spoken by millions.

    Apollo 11

    The guidance computer on the Apollo 11 lunar module that landed on the Moon in 1969 had just 72 kilobytes of memory-thats less than some calculators today!

    How many Humans have been into Space?

    About 500 people from nearly 40 nations have travelled into space.However,only three countries have launched astronauts into space-Russia,United States,and China.