Daily Archives: August 19, 2014

Fred Hoyle — August 20 marks the passing of Fred Hoyle. Hoyle was a well-known British astronomer who was the first to outline the creation of elements within stars. Hoyle’s work on nucleosynthesis showed how elements greater than helium could be formed through fusion reactions within stars. His first paper showed the core […]

Today In Science History – August 20 – Fred Hoyle ...

This entry was posted on August 19, 2014 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on June 22, 2022)

Motion in a straight line under constant acceleration is a common physics homework problem. The equations of motion to describe these conditions that can be used to solve any problem associated with them. These equations are: (1) x = x0 + v0t + ½at2(2) v = v0 + at(3) v2 = […]

Equations of Motion Example Problem

This entry was posted on August 19, 2014 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on May 2, 2021)

Johan Gottlieb Gahn — August 19 is John Flamsteed’s birthday. Flamsteed was an English astronomer and first Astronomer Royal. Flamsteed was a good student and was set to go to Oxford but developed severe health problems. While he missed out on University, he continued to study. One subject he particularly enjoyed was astronomy. He […]

Today In Science History – August 19 – John Flamsteed

This entry was posted on August 19, 2014 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on August 27, 2023)