astronomy Flashcards by Joey Leopold | Brainscape

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Ptolemy

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earth was center

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Copernicus

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sun center

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Brahe, Tycho

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planet and star observations

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Kepler, Johannes

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around the sun

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Galileo

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telescope man

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Newton, Isaac

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gravity

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Hubble, Edwin

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galaxi man

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Ursa major

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great bear

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Ursa minor

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smol bear

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Orion

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god

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Canis major

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greater dog

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Cassiopeia

A

queen

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Red giant

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sun like

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White dwarf

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exsausted sun

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Supernova

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dead star

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Black hole

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gluttony

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Parallax

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light to eye distance

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Light-year

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9.5 trillion km

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Polaris

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part of ursa minor

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Supernova

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big explosion