AMH-3930R Midterm: Midterm Exam Study Guide

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Sample question 1: contrast remote expeditions (voyages of discovery) undertaken in the 19th century with those made in later times (including what you have already come to know about high-elevation and space missions undertaken since the end of. To what extent were they undertaken to do scientific research or were other kinds of. 19th century- motivated by human fascination with traveling to and achievements more important? exploring the unknown. Photography inspired exploration through mass communication, exploration photos plastered across newspapers (ex. Focused on other achievements like expansion, but scientific research is a factor that will only continue to grow. War technological advancements like locomotive, telegraph, ships, guns, hot air balloons. Gov. sponsored astronomical research included eclipse expedition (u. s. Naval observatory), harvard college observatory, vassar (cid:498)from earth to the moon(cid:499) (cid:523)launch occurs in tampa, fl(cid:524), observed u. s. civil college observatory for women, (cid:883)(cid:882)(cid:882) in. (cid:498)hooker(cid:499) telescope built by alvin. Later times- u. s. motivated to beat the soviets in (cid:498)space race(cid:499).

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