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Astronomical Theories and Figures

Astronomical Theories and Figures

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Science

6th Grade

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Beth Close

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Ptolemy & Aristotle

Back

Greek; thought the Earth was the center of the solar system; geocentric

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Copernicus

Back

Polish; first said the sun is the center of the solar system; heliocentric

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Galileo

Back

Italian; used telescope for astronomy; saw phases of Venus & moons of Jupiter

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Kepler

Back

German; discovered planets orbit in an ellipse, not a circle

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Newton

Back

English; concluded that inertia and gravity keep the planets in their orbit

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