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Astronomers Flashcards

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Who are the most influential astronomers?

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Aristotle, Aristarchus, Ptolemy, Nicolaus Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, Galileo, and Newton

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Aristotle

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384-322 BCE, Greek philosopher, Discovered parallax,

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Aristarchus

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310-230 BCE, Greek astronomer and mathematician, Believed in heliocentric

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Ptolemy

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90-168 AD, Egyptian astronomer, geographer, mathematician, geocentric, famous book The Algamest

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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1473-1543, Polish astronomer, heliocentric

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Tycho Brahe

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1546-1601, Danish astronomer, believed in perfect circle orbits

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Johannes Kelpler

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1571-1630, German astronomer and mathematician, discovered elliptical orbits

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Galileo Galilei

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1564-1642, Italian astronomer, proved heliocentric, found Jupiter and Venus’ moons

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Newton

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1642-1727, English mathematician, famous book Principia Mathematica, discovered law of universal gravitation

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