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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..
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.
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.
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.
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.
