HIST 170 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Prehistoric Art, Encephalization, Cro-Magnon
6 Nov 2017
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Stephen hawking: a brief history of time. Relativity (einstein"s theory) = the big picture. ^ theory of everything building on ideas of previous scientists. Galileo- earth is not center of universe; newton- gravity; einstein- relativity; hawking- Space time & 4 dimensions = modern science. Matter & antimatter: for every particle there is antiparticle if they come together they. Edwin hubble = scientist; discovered in 1924 that there were other galaxies w/ a explode telescope. Observable universe: mil mil mil mil miles; universe is expanding. Uncertainty principle = the more you try to measure speed, the less you measure position. Flaring forth- the beginning of the universe; the symmetric and free expansion of space; flashing forth of evanescent beings. Cosmogenetic principle- further assumes that the dynamics of development are basically the same throughout the universe. Universe as a whole evolving, but not all of its components. Autopoiesis- system capable of reproducing and maintaining itself.
