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itt: one single astronomic discovery which benefited mankind.

>> No.1544322

Sun is hot

>> No.1544327

When you say astronomic, are you asking for an astrology related discovery or a discovery of immense proportions?

>> No.1544329

How 'bout those satellites that are predicting the weather and other cool stuff. Couldn't have got them up there before figuring out how orbits of planets work.

>> No.1544343

>>1544322
apart from that

>> No.1544347
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>>1544343
Earth is round

>> No.1544355

If we didn't know how the sun works, we wouldn't have thermonuclear bombs, which have directly resulted in decades of peace between major nations. Anyone who disagrees can look at what Europe was like for centuries before WW2. Also fusion power will save mankind from it's energy crises.

>> No.1544358

>>1544347
>Earth is Round

He's right, that was a rather important one.

>> No.1544360

>>1544322
>>1544327
the hotness of the sun is evident to animals other than humans, and they adjust accordingly.

Let me phrase it like this: is there anything that humanity has figured out about anything further than 15,000 kilometers from earth, which has led to an improvement in life?

You can't count anything which is apparent to the animal kingdom, such as the fact that the arctic has a warm season and an extremely cold season ... or that it is hot in the sun ... I mean real scientific advancements.

>> No.1544366

>>1544355
the discovery of thermonuclear bombs wasn't predicated on an understanding of how the sun works

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>>1544360
>is there anything that humanity has figured out about anything further than 15,000 kilometers from earth, which has led to an improvement in life?
Inspiration. Drive. /sci/.

>> No.1544372

>>1544370
well, apart from a bastardization ob /b/

>> No.1544380

>>1544372
I dunno. But I'm expecting in the next ~300 years for space to benefit us IMMENSELY.

>> No.1544381

>>1544360
>Name me one good thing A has ever done... not counting anything done outside of the last fifteen minutes, nor anything done outside of this box, and don't count anything done on a Tuesday...

>> No.1544408

>>1544355
>Anyone who disagrees can look at what Europe was like for centuries before WW2

Please elaborate...

>> No.1544415

>>1544381
say what you will but you can't name a useful discovery that's come from astronomical science that isn't so trivial that polar bears haven't already figured it out.

>> No.1544446

laws of motion

>> No.1544457

>>1544415
We have properly surveyed the location of a million tons of platinum. Oh, also we have telecoms networks of orbiting satellites established with astronomical principles, including the geosynchronous satellites at 22,000 mile orbits. But, no, I guess we need neither better energy resources OR the internet to talk about them.

>> No.1544464

A GRB could annihilate us instantly and we would have no warning of it. Space exploration and colonization is the only way to ensure the species survives.

AND WE KNOW THIS

>> No.1544473

>>1544464
...GRB... German Rock Band? If you mean Gamma Ray Burst, yeah we'd have no warning of that at all, the only way to survive it is to spread out. You will not know one has happened until it has hit.

>> No.1544482

>>1544457
So really there's no discovery that we wouldn't have otherwise made if humanity arose at a different point in the development of the universe ... suppose that the universe were expanding so fast that we could not see another galaxy ... the discoveries you mentioned would be the same under those circumstances, but still there is no discovery which depends on our astronomical discoveries

>> No.1544485

>>1544464
in what universe does anyone know what the fuck GRB is

>> No.1544490

>>1544482
rather, expanding at such a rate that we could not see any other stars

>> No.1544499

let me rephrase: name one difference between the level of technological achievement that we have, and that of a culture of humans which is otherwise identical except that for them, the universe is expanding so fast that they can't even see the nearest star

>> No.1544503

>>1544360
The stars has inspired thousands of people to look beyond, and to challenge their boundaries. It has inspired science fiction writers who in turn inspired new generations to grow up and push technology forward. It IS the final frontier, and without the stars, we wouldn't have the most important thing the human race needs to succeed. We wouldn't have anything to reach for.

>> No.1544510

>>1544370
Thousands of years of navigation by stars.

>> No.1544515

>>1544503
you have a point there

>> No.1544512

>>1544485
/sci/ figured it out quickly. Look below my post. If you are here on 4chan then you already know how acronyms work.

>> No.1544511

>>1544482
Got it, troll.

>> No.1544522

discovery of helium

>> No.1544531

General relativity. GPS wouldn't be accurate as it is without it.

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1544532

thanks for going into that w/ me. you guys are awesome. /sci/ is my favorite!

>> No.1544649

>>1544327
>When you say astronomic, are you asking for an astrology related discovery
>asking for an astrology related discovery
>astrology related

>astrology

u be trollin?

>> No.1544663

>>1544327
>astrology

>> No.1544690

>>1544318

All scientific discoveries benefit mankind -- by MAKING US LESS IGNORANT.

>> No.1544698

>>1544690
But if OP is religious, he would see that as a bad thing.

>> No.1544699

In 19th century you wldve asked what good electromagnetism would ever make -.-