Stating why the Geocentric Theory view of our solar system was held to be true for such a long time. What is the geocentric theory? The geocentric model‚ also known as the Ptolemaic system‚ is a theory that was developed by philosophers in ancient Greece and was named after the philosopher Claudius Ptolemy who lives in circa 90 to 168 A.D. it was developed to explain how the planets‚ the sun‚ and even the stars orbit around the earth. Why the geocentric view was a natural one to assume? It was
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Galileo Galilei is a man known for greatly improving the telescope‚ discovering Jupiter’s four largest moons‚ and being the man who experimented with falling objects in the Leaning Tower of Pisa. He was an Italian astronomer‚ mathematician‚ and a physicist. He gave important contributions to science‚ especially in the field of astronomy. With his telescope‚ he discovered the moon’s spherical shape and rough texture‚ Venus’ phases‚ and Jupiter’s moons that do not revolve around earth. All which contradicted
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Unfortunately‚ everything changes where nature in this town is destroyed when first settlers to build up for their lives. Then‚ a tragedy arises in the town (Carson‚ 1962). “But a Watch in the Night”: A Scientific Fable narrates a planet called Copernicus that has a motion picture machine
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Distances in space * Our Sun (layers and solar events) * General properties of stars (luminosity‚ heat) * H-R Diagrams and what they mean * Two types of telescopes (reflecting & refracting) * The key scientists (Ptolemy‚ Copernicus‚ Brahe‚ Kepler‚ Galileo‚ Newton‚ Hubble‚ Halley‚ Hawking & Oort) **Those in bold have been covered since the winter break and will be the main focus of the quiz. Hint: Studying science is like studying a new language. Including the terms
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Humanism The Renaissance began around the 14th century to around the 17th century in Italy and spread throughout Europe. The Renaissance was the rebirth of Roman and Greek cultures. The Renaissance was one of the biggest periods of growth and development in Western Europe. In the times of the Renaissance interest was renowned in things such as art‚ traditional views about society come into serious question. Things like paintings‚ literature‚ sculptures and more great things came from the time period
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In the 16th century‚ the scientific revolution kicked off. Copernicus brings new ideas about a sun centered cosmos‚ Da Vinci and other scientists are doing research on the human body‚ and scientists defined the chemical and discovered more. These ideas appear to go against the common thought in Europe which is Christianity. Is there a clash of the scientific community and the religious war? By analyzing text and information from that time and what others have read about this event‚ a conclusion
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using the length stadiums as his measurement system. Considering the lack of advance technology back in his days‚ his calculation was very accurate‚ his circumference was only missing 300 kilometers of today’s accepted value (40‚075 kilometers). Copernicus was also not the first person to propose the idea that the Earth revolves around the sun‚ however his proposal was during the time of the Scientific Revolution‚ a time when people are more open-minded to new ideas and have access to tools
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A World Lit Only by Fire by William Manchester Outline The Medieval Mind I. The Dark Ages A. The Years A.D. 400 to A.D. 1000 1. Referred to as the Dark Ages because knowledge and literacy vanished during this era. 2. Rulers during this age were illiterate and most found it trivial. a. Emperor Sigismund said‚ “Ego sum rex Romanus et super grammatica”—as king of Rome‚ he was above grammar. B. Rome’s Fall in the Fifth Century 1. The Hsiung-nu (Huns) ravaged though Europe
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of the Grand Duchess Christina of Tuscany was written by Galileo in response to hearing that the Grand Duchess of Christina criticized the heliocentric theory that was created by Copernicus. This theory was created‚ in attempt‚ to bring different perspective on pre-existing theories involving the universe. Copernicus wanted people to become interested in finding truths and new discoveries regarding science. Galileo wrote the letter firing back at such criticism. In his Letter to Grand Duchess
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Galilei | Galileo Galilei was the first astronomer to use a telescope to study the heavens. Galileo made a number of observations that finally helped convince people that the Sun-centered solar system model (the heliocentric model)‚ as proposed by Copernicus‚ was correct. What is a Galilean telescope? The original design Galileo Galilei came up with in 1609 is commonly called a Galilean telescope. Galileo’s telescope with which Jupiter’s moons could be observed was made with a plano convex objective
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