Discovering The Universe Flashcards
Describe the heliocentric model of the Universe
heliocentrism, a model in which the Sun is assumed to lie at or near a central point while the Earth and other bodies revolve around it
Around what time did the heliocentric model was introduced
200BC
When did Galileo Galilei (italian physician) descovered the telescope
1609
What time did the indian theory come and what was it?
850 BC where India came up with the theory that the earth was in motion around the sun
Greece came up with a theory when and what was it?
350 BC when a Greek person, Aristotle describes the geocentric model in a book.
What is the geocentric model?
The theory of the earth being in the centre of the galaxie/universe
What theory did Thailand come up with
The world was carried on a trutles back
What theory did India come up with
India came up with the theory of a flat earth being supported by pillars