Astronomy Flashcards
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ptolemy
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Came up with the “Ptolemy” theory. Says earth is at the center of the universe.
2
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Copernicus
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Came up with the theory that planets orbit around the sun
3
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Tycho
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Believed the earth was at its center
4
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Johannes
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Discovered the three major planetary laws of motion
5
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Isaac Newton
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Figured out gravity
6
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Hubble Edwin
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Has a telescope named after him
7
Q
Ursa Major
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The more major of the Ursa’s
8
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Ursa Minor
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The more minor of the Ursa’s
9
Q
Orion
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special constillation
10
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Canis Major
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Constillation
11
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Cassiopea
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the seated queen
12
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Red Giant
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a star that is red and giant
13
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White Dwarf
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a star that is almost dead
14
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Main-Sequence
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special stars
15
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supernova
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Death of a start then birth of a new one
