Astrology Flashcards
Ptolemy
Thought that everything revolved around the earth,
copernicus
thought that the sun is the center of the universe
brahe, tycho
He thought that the earth centered the universe
kepler, johannes
thought that all the planets revolved around the sun in elliptical orbits.
galileo
discovered craters and mounts on earths moon, four of Jupiter moons, sunspots on the sun, and the phases of Venus
newton, isaac
He made the law of gravity
hubble, edwin
believed of the galaxies existed beyond the edge of the milky way
ursa major
is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory.
ursa minor
is a constellation in the Northern Sky.
orion
a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world.
cansis major
a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere.
cassiopiea
a constellation in the northern sky named after the vain queen Cassiopeia, mother of Andromeda, in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivaled beauty.
red gaint
a large reddish star late in its life cycle
black hole
an object so massive and dense that even light cannot escape its gravity
parallax
an apparent shift in the position of an abject when viewed form different locations