Paracelsus

                         Paracelsus

Paracelsus (born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 11 November or 17 December 1493 – 24 September 1541) was a German-Swiss Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist. He founded the discipline of toxicology. Importantly, however, he's also known as a revolutionary for insisting upon using observations of nature, rather than looking to ancient texts, in open and radical defiance of medical practice of his day. He is also credited for giving zinc its name, calling it zincum, and for the terms "gas," "chemistry," and "alcohol." Modern psychology often also credits him for being the first to note that some diseases are rooted in psychological illness.

Paracelsus was born and raised in the village of Einsiedeln in Switzerland. His father, Wilhelm Bombast von Hohenheim, was a Swabian (German) chemist and physician. His mother was Swiss; she presumably died in his childhood.He received a profound humanistic and theological education by his father, local clerics and the convent school of St. Paul's Abbey in the Lavanttal.

In 1530, at the instigation of the medical faculty at the University of Leipzig, the city council of Nürnberg prohibited the printing of Paracelsus' works.

He then wandered Europe, Africa and Asia Minor in the pursuit of hidden knowledge. He revised old manuscripts and wrote new ones but had trouble finding publishers. In 1536, his Die grosse Wundartznei (The Great Surgery Book) was published and enabled him to regain fame. Paracelsus' contributions to medicine can be seen in the context of the birth of Lutheranism. He was a contemporary of Copernicus, Da Vinci, and Martin Luther.

 He used to treat miners then e understood that real cause of disease is not some imbalance humour but an external source.. He called it ‘seeds’ which is the basic of disease causing organisms

Paracelsus pioneered the use of chemicals and minerals in medicine. His hermetical views were that sickness and health in the body relied on the harmony of man (microcosm) and Nature (macrocosm). He took an approach different from those before him, using this analogy not in the manner of soul-purification but in the manner that humans must have certain balances of minerals in their bodies, and that certain illnesses of the body had chemical remedies that could cure them. (Debus & Multhauf, p. 6-12).

As a result of this hermetical idea of harmony, the universe's macrocosm was represented in every person as a microcosm. According to the insights at the time, there were Seven planets in the sky, Seven metals on Earth and Seven centers (or major organs) in Man — seven was a special number. Everything was heavenly and closely interrelated .He died on 24 September 1541.

FINALLY HE MUST BE CALLED THE FATHER OF MODERN MEDICINE.

Nicholaus copernicus

                                NICHOLAUS COPERNICUS

Nicholaus Copernicus was born on February 19,1473  in torun, a town in Poland. His father was a wholesale copper dealer and probably the family got its name from this. Nicholaus is the youngest. His parents died by the time he reached ten.  He was brought up  by his uncle Lucas  Waczenrode who sent him to university of Krakow. When Nicolaus was twenty two he became canon at the
cathedral of Frauenberg.
The universities had become exciting places with Renaissance especially in Italy which is origin of Renaissance. Copernicus moved to university of Bologna in 1496 when he was 23. Later from Bologna he moved on to Padua and Ferrara.   At bologna he joined as a pupil and became an assistant for Professor Dominico Maria Da  Novarra. Under him he set down his first record
His own studies revealed many wrong concepts in the Ptolemy’s earth centred universe. He   began to consider another idea of universe in which sun was at the centre. He was not the first person to recognise it. Many Greek philosophers like Pythagoras kept his theories close to it. 
In 1503 he returned Fauenberg to take up his duties at the cathedral. He remained with his uncle from 1506  to 1512 when he was ill.  He passed away in 1512. So he returned to cathedral and set up his laboratory on roof. He used o climb up the roof for his observations.

In 1540 he published his first book called De Revolutionibus Oribum Celestium. He received an encouraging response from all including church authorities. So he published De Revolutionibus just before his death in 1543. There is a legend that he died on the same day his book emerged from the press.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Introduction

Hi friends. 

I am sorry for a great delay. I am presenting here a new series “ Gallery of scientists”. You know many of them very well. But i just wanted to salute their works. I  just briefly explain their discoveries.

Now first of all i will be presenting Nicholaus Copernicus.           

A New Technological approach

Actually in present times advanced technology has been creating disasters.  So Pessimists are coming up with the idea that scientific research should not be encouraged. It is not correct to say in that manner. Without science we would not have been reached that stage. There is still need to scientific research as people are becoming so lazy to do any work. We need servants to do our work.  But now a day’s people attitude is becoming narrow. They just wanted themselves to develop. The “most generous people” of this generation will be thinking up to their country. So as long as the people’s attitude doesn’t change it is not appreciable to go against pessimists. As long as the governing bodies can’t control the selfish narrow minded politicians and technocrats it is not appreciable to encourage the upcoming scientific research. Let us motivate our generations and keep alive our scientific progress.

Some Facts Of Asteroids

                       Some interesting about Asteroids

1.     Asteroids are remains of a rocky planet to form between Mars and Jupiter 4.5 billion years ago.

 .     The remains did not stick each other but smashed into each other.

3.      These rocky and metallic objects were scattered through out the solar system crashing into the planets.

4.     Eventually, a belt of rocky bits known as main belt, settled between Mars and Jupiter, plus a small number of asteroids on other orbits around the Sun.

 

5.     Some asteroids, known as near-Earth asteroids, travel close to Earth and have potential to hit the earth.