Often, the creation of modern calculus has been attributed to Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Willhelm von Leibniz. However, seemingly unknown or even intentionally ignored, by most Europeans, developments in calculus were being formulated on a different part of the globe. India and the Middle East were all portions of...

My first impression of Columbus’ letter to Santangel is that he is a very thorough observer. He goes into great detail of what he sees when he discovers the New World. These details include the names of each new island that he finds, the distances that he travels in between...

The conduction of every research is usually intertwined with the same research process that involves several steps. Firstly, it is important to understand and define a problem that will be the focus of the study. Then a researcher usually reviews the existing literature on the topic. It is helpful in...

What is Leidenfrost Effect? It is so-called after Mr. Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost, who did research on it in 1976. This effect usually occurs when a liquid is brought close to a surface which is much hotter than that liquids boiling point. If this happens, there is production of a layer...

The Scientific Revolution marks a span of time where scientific advancement greatly changed the societal views of entire cultures, and threatened traditional ideas and beliefs. These discoveries founded the basis for math, astronomy, physiology, and philosophy. Most historians agree that this period begins with Copernicus and ends with Newton. This...