Gayatri Om bhur bhuvah svah Tat savitur varenyam Bhargo devasya dhimahi Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat Om The proper word order is: Om bhuh bhuvah svah/ (vayam) savituh devasya tat varenyam bhargah dhimahi yah nah (asman) dhiyah pracodayat om. The meaning of the words is : bhuh — the earth, the human plane; bhuvah — the plane of existence between heaven and earth, the world of beings who are in...
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What other kinds of energy can we use? You have seen in the previous question the stages through which the Sun’s energy passes before we can tap it as the fossil fuel, petrol. It has taken millions of years for the world’s reserves of oil to be built up and we have consumed much of it in a few decades. We need energy in our homes and in industry and for...
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How does the Sun power a Racing Car? A racing car as you know has a petrol-driven engine. The petrol is a fossil fuel ultimately depending on the Sun’s energy, as we shall see. On a sunny day you can feel the Sun’s rays warming your face. The Sun is applying energy in the form of heat. Solid as it may look, the Sun is completely made up of gas, so...
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How do we know what the bottoms of oceans are like? Over two-thirds of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. Most of this is very deep and we call it ocean. People cannot go down very far because the pressure of the water on them increases the deeper they go. Deep-sea divers wear protective clothing to stop their bodies being crushed. However, people have gone down to great depths using...
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