Ancient Astronomers

Who proposed the geocentric model of our solar system

• Copernicus 
• Aristarchus
• Galileo
• Aristotle 

Who first proposed the heliocentric model of our solar system

• Copernicus 
• Aristarchus
• Galileo
• Aristotle 

What theory of the Universe did Ptolemy believe in? 

• Geocentric theory
• Vergocentric theory
• Heliocentric theory
• Alphamanic theory

  What does "geo-" mean?

• Earth
• sun
• Center

His model of the Earth-centered universe was the cornerstone of astronomy for 1,500 years

• Claudius Ptolemy
• Nicolaus Copernicus
• Charles Messier
• Galileo Galilei

Built a telescope and made discoveries which changed astronomy; discovered 4 moons of Jupiter

• Galileo Galilei
• Aristotle
• William Herschel
• Claudius Ptolemy

Galileo observed which planet's motion in order to prove the heliocentric model 

• Mars
• Venus
• Saturn
• Jupiter

This image shows the:

• Geocentric Solar System
• Heliocentric Solar System

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A philosopher that proved the Earth is a sphere & thought it was at the center of the universe.

• William Herschel
• Isaac Newton
• Aristotle
• Nicolaus Copernicus

Began a new era of astronomy when he concluded that the Sun was the center of the universe

• Aristotle
• Isaac Newton
• Claudius Ptolemy
• Nicolaus Copernicus