Though invariably called domesday book, in the singular, it in fact consists of. The document was first held in winchester and then moved to westminster. In 1997 chancellor gordon brown ordered a register of national assets, dubbed domesday book ii by the press. In 1861 a local historian samuel johnson published his book history of castleford. Jupiter, the most massive planet in the solar system and the fifth in distance from the sun. You would need to line up 11 earths to reach jupiter s mean diameter of 9,322 km. This was followed by a long break until ulysses arrived in. This rapid spin makes jupiter bulge at the equator. The domesday book county edition addison publications. The information collected was recorded by hand in two huge.
Domesday book county edition enquire about this book for anyone interested in where they live now or where they come from, domesday reveals fascinating facts about customs, value and ownership of their village, town and county more than 900 years ago. The domesday book is actually composed of two independent works. Domesday book was mainly about the great survey which applied on parts of wales and england. If you weigh 100 lbs, your weight on jupiter would be 236 lbs. The other four planets are venus, mars, mercury, and saturn. The document is also known as the doomsday book, the book of winchester and the great survey.
Jupiter 101 jupiter is the oldest and most massive world in the solar system. In 1783, there were two volumes of domesday book published. Domesday book county edition enquire about this book. Mar 05, 2015 the domesday book is one of medieval englands greatest treasures. Its massive, has a powerful magnetic field, and more moons that any planet in the solar system. It would take 318 earths to equal jupiter s mass of 1. Domesday book is a manuscript record of the great survey of much of england and parts of. The king wanted to know the amount of taxes received when king edward the confessor was on the throne. It is one of five planets visible to the naked eye from earth. The rotation of jupiter is the fastest of any planet in the solar system, making its days only 10 hours long. Jupiters rings were discovered by voyager 1 in 1979.
This hypothesis implies that the elements should all be present on jupiter in the same proportions that they occur in the sun. In 1086, king william i the conqueror wanted to find out about all the land in his new kingdom. Longtime observers will notice that it spends roughly year passing in front of each constellation. The battle of hastings was fought for the crown of england between william, duke of normandy and the recently. A probe was sent into the atmosphere in 1995 by the orbiting spacecraft. Book is the starting point for most local historians researching the history of their. While flybys of intervening planets have traditionally been used to add the required additional deltav, the ionthruster engines used on the dawn spacecraft managed to add a deltav value of 10 kmsec, which was sufficient to reach jupiter without the need to use planetary flybys, or gravityassists to obtain the required velocity. We love hearing from our visitors, so if youve got any suggestions, comments or questions, please use the contact form below. Whatever was recorded in domesday book was legally binding. Jupiter facts interesting facts about planet jupiter. There was resistance from other branches of government. According to the domesday book, over ten percent of englands population in 1086 were slaves. It was ordered by william the conqueror the winner of the. Its fast rotation causes the planet to be squashed, being wider at the equator than from north to south.
Jupiter spins at a speed of 28,273 miles per hour, which is almost 28 times the speed of earth. The domesday book is the record of the great survey of much of england, and parts of wales, completed in 1086, done for william i of england, or william the conqueror the domesday book also known as domesday, or book of winchester was a record of all taxable land in england, together with such information as would indicate its worth. To further extend his grip on england, william i ordered that a. In fact there are two domesday books little domesday and great domesday, which together contain a great deal of information about england in the 11th century.
In the comic, the origin of doomsday was elaborated. The long jupiter year occurs because the planet lies 778. Jupiter is one of the brightest objects visible to the naked eye in the night sky, and has been known to ancient civilizations since before recorded history. Even though the true role jupiter played, and is still playing in how the solar system is arranged today was not known until comparatively recently, the king of the planets has been in the human consciousness from before recorded history, and it was known to all the major cultures and civilizations that ever bestrode the earth. This means a day on jupiter is less than 10 hours long.
One of jupiters moons, io, has the most active volcanos of any object in our solar system. Named after the roman king of the gods, jupiter is fitting of its name. Jupiter takes nearly 12 earth years to orbit the sun, and it. The domesday book is a great land survey from 1086, commissioned by william the conqueror to assess the extent of the land and resources being owned in england at the time, and the extent of the taxes he could raise. The jupiter history web is a volunteer project in cooperation with the town of jupiter information systems department, which provides space for the site. Domesday book was ordered by william the conqueror william i in 1085. Michael jai white provides the voice of doomsday in the justice league animated series. Domesday book the domesday book was a survey designed to record everything that people owned in england. Find out more about the first public survey of england and learn more from dk findout.
It is a gas giant with a mass onethousandth that of the sun, but twoandahalf times that of all the other planets in the solar system combined. The domesday book is the record of the great survey of much of england, and parts of wales, completed in 1086, done for william i of england, or william the conqueror the domesday book also known as domesday, or book of winchester was a record of all taxable land in england, together with such information as would indicate its worth as the scribes went round england. Given the planets large proportion of hydrogen and its huge mass, it has been traditional to assume that jupiter formed by condensation from the primordial solar nebula. Jupiter is the planet with the strongest pull of gravity in the solar system. Jupiter is a gas giant, made mostly of hydrogen and helium with a small rocky core.
For anyone interested in where they live now or where they come from, domesday reveals fascinating facts about customs, value and ownership of their village, town and county more than 900 years ago. The domesday book is one of medieval englands greatest treasures. In 1086, king william i the conqueror wanted to find out. By contemporaries the whole operation was known as the description of england, but the popular name domesday i. If you are interested in the wonders of the universe, as planets, stars, black holes, theories, our s. To further extend his grip on england, william i ordered that. Jupiter is the solar systems biggest planet, and the fifth in terms of distance from the sun. Jupiter also spins faster than any other planet, taking a little under 10 hours to complete a turn on its axis, compared with 24 hours for earth. In 1085, king william i of england ordered a complete survey of all the land and property in the country. We went through the solar system facts for kids the other day and now its time to take a closer look at the red planet. Jupiter takes only 9 hours and 55 minutes to spin on its axis. The information collected was recorded by hand in two huge books, in the space of around a year. Here are some facts about domesday book, the great norman survey of the wealth of england.
Jupiter was first visited by nasas pioneer 10 spacecraft in december 1973, and then pioneer 11 in december 1974. Jupiter is much larger than earth and considerably less dense. In 1773, the government tried to publish domesday book for public. Ten interesting facts about jupiter jupiter was appropriately named after the king of the gods. Censuses, being expensive, are taken only at infrequent intervals. Produced at amazing speed in the years after the conquest, the domesday book provides a vivid picture of late 11thcentury england. The first draft was completed in august 1086 and contained records for,418 settlements in the english counties south of the rivers ribble and tees the border with scotland at the time. Jupiter is the largest and most massive planet in the solar system.
Improve your knowledge on the domesday book with fun facts for kids. The domesday book compiled in 10856 is one of the few historical records. If you dont, or if youve got some ideas about how primary facts could be improved, please. Learn about the ancient planets origin story, its great red spot and oceanic moons, and how this ancient world. The history web committees goal is to build a store of historical information available for all to share, and the interest in history extends beyond the town limits to its nearby neighbors. Jupiter takes nearly 12 earth years to revolve around the sun. The more distant a planet is, the longer it takes to complete one orbit.
In honor of the juno space probe arriving at jupiter on july 4th, i have put together an infographic containing some facts about the largest planet in our solar system. Its main purpose was to assess the wealth of england to aid the system of taxation. Saturn was worried that one of his children would take his throne, so as they were born, he. Important facts about the domesday book 1086 interesting information and important facts about the domesday book. In fact there are two domesday books little domesday and great.
The domesday book is the record of the great survey of much of england, and parts of wales, completed in 1086, done for william i of england, or william the conqueror. Then came the voyager 1 and 2 flybys, both of which happened in 1979. Ten interesting facts about jupiter universe today. Ten facts about jupiter bob the aliens tour of the. In 1986, on the 900th anniversary of the domesday inquest, the bbc undertook a new domesday survey. Jupiter has a mass 318 times greater than the earths and a diameter that is 11 times larger. Jupiters orbit takes it around the sun once every 12 earth years. Facts about domesday book talk about a manuscript record created under the order of king william the conqueror.
Though jupiter is the largest planet, it rotates extremely fast on its orbit, taking only 9 hours 55 minutes to complete one rotation. Uploaded by the open domesday project, released under ccbysa by professor john palmer and george slater. Jupiter s orbit takes it around the sun once every 12 earth years. Doomsday is an animated direct to video movie released in 2007. The domesday book was a survey designed to record everything that people owned in england. The mass of jupiter is 70% of the total mass of all the other planets in our solar system. Aug 31, 2017 here are some interesting facts associated with jupiter. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and the largest in the solar system. The survey provided the king with information on potential sources of funds when he needed to raise money. Given that we now know that jupiter contains 71% all. Discover your towns history with digital historical.
Seven missions have flown past jupiter, starting with pioneer 10 in 1973. Whether you are completing your homework, gathering information for a school project, preparing for a lesson or just learning about a topic, i hope you find what youre looking for on primary facts. The comet, shoemakerlevy 9, was pulled apart by jupiters gravity and eventually collided with the planet in 1994. Jupiter s radius is about 1 10 the radius of the sun, and its mass is 0. Along with a string of castles throughout england, the domesday book was to give william huge authority in england.
It became known as domesday because to the subject anglosaxons it resembled gods final day of judgment. The domesday book was commissioned in december 1085 by william the conqueror, who invaded england in 1066. The sun and the jupiter are separated by a distance of about 779 million km 484 million miles. At 484 million miles 778 million km away, it is about 5 times farther from the sun than earth is. The domesday book also known as domesday, or book of winchester was a record of all taxable land in england, together with such information as would indicate its worth. Interesting facts about jupiter fun facts about jupiter. It takes, on average, 10 hours for jupiter to make a full rotation, meaning that jupiter also has the shortest days of all the planets in our solar system. Nov 02, 2017 jupiter is one of the five planets that is visible to the naked eye from earth.
Jupiter facts for kids jupiter planet facts dk find out. Domesday book is the oldest government record held in the national archives. When it was kept at the royal treasury, domesday book was called as roll of winchester or book of winchester. Domesday book of 1085 badequella bakewell, derbyshire. Near the surface, powerful forces whip up clouds of brightly colored mistylooking gas, forming storms that can grow bigger than the earth and last for hundreds of years. At the bottom of the social pile came the servi or slaves, about 10% of the total. It was ordered by william the conqueror the winner of the recent battle of hastings so that william could determine how much money in taxes he could raise and to give william a better sense of the territory he had just conquered. Bakewells entry in the domesday book the domesday book is a great land survey from 1086, commissioned by william the conqueror to assess the extent of the land and resources being owned in england at the time, and the extent of the taxes he could raise. Nov 2, 2014 there are so many interesting facts about planet jupiter. Jupiter has been known to ancient astronomers and was named after the roman god jupiter by the ancient romans. The figure is an average distance of jupiter from the sun as the planet revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit and not a circular one. Domesday book facts, summary, composition, creation. Domesday book, the original record or summary of william is survey of england.
The planet has the shortest day in our solar system, extending up to only 10 hours. They recorded who owned the land, who lived on it, the type of livestock, the value and taxes. In roman mythology, jupiter was the son of saturn and rhea. Jupiter takes nearly 12 earth years to orbit the sun, and it rotates once about every 10 hours. The domesday book is closely linked with william the conquerors attempt to dominate medieval england.
Jupiter takes almost 12 years to orbit the sun one time. The domesday book was commissioned by william the conqueror. The middle english spelling of domesday is doomsday. Ten interesting facts about jupiter cool planet facts. Known as the domesday book, this survey contained all the details of the names of places, the number of people, goods, and animals, and the use and the owners of the land.
Ten facts about jupiter bob the aliens tour of the solar. The book is also called as great survey for it covers the information in many parts of wales and england. It is one of the brightest objects in the night sky. It was probably for the purpose of recording taxes and determining military service in a feudal system. Jupiter is the fourth brightest object in the solar system. If you weigh 100 pounds on earth, you would weigh 264 pounds on jupiter. The volume of jupiter is great enough to hold 1,300 earths. The ancient babylonians were the first to record their sightings of jupiter. Jupiter was named after the king of the roman gods.
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