Brahe's Innovation (L3) Flashcards
Where did tycho establish his observatory
Hven
What made tycho’s data to be preciser during his time
His instruments
How did kepler’s discover of laws of planetary motion
By studying on brahe’s observation and data collected on the movement of mars
Who was Tycho’s assistant in Prague?
Johannes kepler
What is the Copernican Model?
Heliocentric
Who proposed that the Earth is the center of the cosmos?
Ptolemy
What is the significance of the number of years Tycho measured planetary positions?
20 years
What is the name of the supernova discovered by Tycho?
Noval stella
What is the Ptolemaic Model?
Geocentric
What heavenly body did Tycho observe in 1577?
Great comet of 1577
What is the geo-heliocentric model?
Tychonic
What is one of the collections of Tycho’s reliable instruments?
Quadrant
Who was the last great astronomer of the pre-telescope era?
Tycho Brahe