What's the vexillology? And do you interest this science?
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Wow, I would have never guessed that people really study this!  Here's an excerpt from the website listed below:\n\n"Vexillology is the scientific study of flags and related emblems. It is concerned with research into flags of all kinds, both modern and historical, the creation of a body of practice for flag design and usage, and of a body of theory of flag development. Vexillology seeks to understand and explain the important part played by flags in the modern world.\n\nVexillology as a word is derived from the Latin vexillum, a term used by the Romans to refer to a kind of standard with a fabric hung from a horizontal crossbar on a pole. It is the nearest equivalent in the classical languages to what we call a flag today."
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Cool! I totally think maps and globes are soooo cool and I like this question because it gets you thinking about the difference between a flat map and a globe.\n\nThe  nice thing about a globe is that countries are shown in the right place.\n\nAlso they are the right size compared to each other.\n\nAnd they are the right shape, I mean think about how  on a school map of the world, Greenland is like this giant balloon as big as say Africa, which is totally wrong. And Antarctica is stretched out along the bottom edge of the map like a rectangle. Bogus!!@!\n\nYou can easily measure distances on a globe just using a string or a tape measure. On a map you have to be careful cause it is all stretched out like rubber and you can't really measure miles easily.\n\nBut on the negative side,\n\nGlobes are big, you can't fold 'em up and put them in your car glove compartment.\n\nGlobes also do not show a lot of detail. A flat map of say Texas shows much more detail than a globe.\n\nIt is harder to navigate with a globe. For one example on a flat mercator  map, you can just use a ruler, draw a line from Atlanta to London, measure the angle and set your  compass. Try this on a globe! Yikes!\n\nCheck out the cool link below
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Astronomy is................ looking up !
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for the same reason there are a multitude of books on any natural phenomenon, there is always new things to learn about them. Personally though, I am more into learning through experience :)
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...Junyong, you sure seem to have a habit of passing all your homework assignment onto us - hoping that we will do it all for you, so that you can simply copy and paste it directly into your worksheets ! \nYou MUST learn to do your homework by yourself, dear - because others will not be around to help you in your final examinations, and you will also be having no first-hand knowledge of what can be found where !\n'Science fiction' is a highly technical field, and the current market rates for even the shortest (but technically correct) piece are around US $ 500/- ! Nobody is going to bother write one for you - in return for the points they get !\n...I'll give you some tips, though : Geology is the science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks. So, you could write a tale about a rare piece of rock that a child accidentally finds in their garden - which has an unusual gleam. The child's parents think it must be a semi-precious stone - and take it to be evaluated by a jeweller. He tests it, looks shocked, and secretly phones up the Space Research people. They come, examine it, and look even more shocked : The secret is finally revealed - that it is NOT from our Earth at all - but a unique specimen that must have come from a meteor [speedily flying fragment of rock, which has broken off from some other planet !]. \n...Since they already have samples from the Moon and Mars, the scientists feel certain that this stone is NOT from either - as its constituents are different. \n...Then where is it from ? And how did it fall into the garden of this child's home ? Have any other such pieces been found, or reported ?    \n....The answer comes from the least expected source !....\n...I've given you the outline. Now, be a dear, write the story in your own words, and give it a surprising ENDING - to show how clever and imaginative you really are. \n[On purpose, I've not ended the story !]\n...Best of Luck, dear.
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My  hobby is to encourage youg people to embrace science.\nDo your best but remeber science and career is not everything. Be human!
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A "V-shaped valley"? That's what's offered here:
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Heaven comes to you.  Look around.  It peeks at us from Nature.\nWould you like to see a real photgraph that we have recently made of the beginning of the Universe?\n\nhttp://www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/03/0217/
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A great intergalactic convergance?  A great cosmological simultaneity?\n\nIve noticed that I sometimes track people for a while but then diverge later.  Must be common furrows in the twisted convolutions of our collective brains.  Like passing someone slowly on the freeway.
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I noticed you answered a question about carbon dating. One of the most fascinating combinations of history and science (and of course my own passionate interest) is Geology. There's a few billion more years of history to study than the history majors have. As for science, the coolest part about geology is that it overlaps EVERY other field of science. There is biology (paleontology), chemistry (geochemistry), biogeochemistry, DNA analysis, physics, mathematics, geography, hydrology, or you can even study other planets!
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If you have ever taken a trip to a new place you would understand.  If your passion is Geology and you enjoy going in the field to see and touch the different formations, or if you enjoy Biology and you enjoy collecting new samples to perhaps see an animal that no person has ever seen, or if you are an adventurer who climbs a mountain just because it is there, then you can imagine the lure of space and interplanetary exploration.  This is the passion that drives NASA and our Astronaut corps.  Live to pursue the goals of your dreams, let them drive YOU!\nI would go to where other sentient being are.  I would want to learn about how they see their own social issues and share how we approach ours.  I do believe that one day Humankind will live just like Gene Roddenberry foresaw and portrayed in Star Trek.
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Okay...well you have to check out this interactive link on the discovery channel's website.\nhttp://kids.discovery.com/games/pompeii/pompeii.html\nIt's pretty cool and informative.  It should tell you what you need to know.\n\nHere are some other resources:\nhttp://www.brookes.ac.uk/geology/8361/1997/ellie.html\nhttp://www.vesuvioinrete.it/e_index.htm\nhttp://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_vesuvius.html
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Do u mean trying to frame something that's more intuitive than explicit? Or are you talking about deciphering the mysteries of the universe and all :)
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Not his original, but the image in the middle of the first link I'm listing is pretty close to Descartes' from De Meteorologica.  The second source has several modern takes on the image as well as a nice physical explanation of what is going on.
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I quote D.J. (Dave) Sauchyn: "geomorphologists have widely accepted the concept of equifinality ("same final result") or convergence, that a given landform can have different origins" from \nhttp://uregina.ca/~sauchyn/geog423/morph.html
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Kirlian photography has been around for a many years and has been studied by amateurs as well as serious scientists.  IN the source links are connections to a number of sites that approach this subject from different perspectives.
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What if we took the same approach in the area of science....For instance, we all know there is one SHAPE of the earth. Some say it is flat, others square, others rounded. Why not remove the fanaticism and just unite under the banner that we are all right. That all roads lead to the truth....\n\nGod is one. And blessed are those who worship Him "in spirit and in truth"