Intro Astronomy

discovered Jupiter's four moons

• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Brahe
• Aristotle

This astronomer confirmed the heliocentric theory with his telescope.

• Galileo
• Kepler
• Copernicus
• Aristotle

Using Tycho’s Brahe's data, found elliptical orbits of planets.

• Kepler
• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Aristotle

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"Sun-Centered" universe model

• heliocentric
• geocentric

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Ptolemy's view of the universe

• Galaxy
• Geocentric
• Astonomy
• Heliocentric

What did Galileo Improve?

• The astrolabe
• the stars
• The Telescope
• cat food.

What force keeps the planets orbiting the sun?

• Gravity
• Magnetism
• Electricity
• Friction

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

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

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

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

• Galileo Galilei
• Aristotle
• William Herschel
• Claudius Ptolemy