Astronomy Flashcards

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He thought the Earth was the center of the universe and all the planets revolved around it.

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Ptolemy

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That Sun was the center of the universe and planets orbited it.

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Copernicus

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Sun and moon revolved around the earth and the other planets revolved around the sun. Earth was the center of the Earth.

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Brahe, Tycho

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4
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All the planets revolve around the sun but the sun isn’t the exact center of the orbits.

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Kepler, Johannes

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5
Q

Discovered planets are like earth not wandering stars

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Galileo

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