astronomers Flashcards by connor werlein | Brainscape

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ptolemy

A

oldest astronomer

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coprenicus

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said that the earth revolved around the sun

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brahe

A

he did some cool stuff

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kepler

A

worked with brahe

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gallileio

A

invented a good telescope

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newton

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was awsome

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hubble

A

space program

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ursa minor

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little dipper

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orion

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warrior

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canis major

A

dog thing

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cassiopia

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medusa thing

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red giant

A

sun

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white dwarf

A

small white star

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main sequence star

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huge version of white dwarf

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supernova

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star thats fing huge

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black whole

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mass of gravity sucking into one point

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parralax

A

displacement of start and stuff

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light year

A

how long it takes light to get to places

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polaris

A

the northern star