Discovering The Universe Flashcards

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Describe the heliocentric model of the Universe

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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

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Around what time did the heliocentric model was introduced

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200BC

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When did Galileo Galilei (italian physician) descovered the telescope

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1609

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What time did the indian theory come and what was it?

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850 BC where India came up with the theory that the earth was in motion around the sun

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Greece came up with a theory when and what was it?

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350 BC when a Greek person, Aristotle describes the geocentric model in a book.

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What is the geocentric model?

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The theory of the earth being in the centre of the galaxie/universe

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What theory did Thailand come up with

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The world was carried on a trutles back

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What theory did India come up with

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India came up with the theory of a flat earth being supported by pillars

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