last quarterly exam Flashcards
direction of the Earth when revolving around the sun
from west to east
twotypes of Terrestrial motion
natural motion and violent motion
Tycho Brahe’s greatest contribution to astronomy
Rudolphine Table
he was able to determine correctly the circumference of the earth
Hipparchus
two types of annual motion
Earth’s revolution and tiltation
a type of motion wherein only gravity influences the acceleration of an object
free fall
movement of objects on Earth
Terrestrial motion
types of seasons
spring, summer, winter and autumn
refers to the movement of Earth relative to its orbital plane
Precession of Equinoxes
Who contributed the Rudolphine Table in astronomy
Tycho Brahe
a change in a position with respect to a reference point and time
motion
Nicolaus Copernicus 2 kinds of motion
Diurnal motion and annual motion
Kepler’s law of planetary motion
Law of Ellipses
Law of Equal Areas
Law of Harmonies
provided the actuality of potentiality
St. Thomas Aquinas
refers to the rotation of earth about its axis
Diurnal motion
revived the heliocentric model
Nicolaus Coppernicus
contradicts Aristotle’s ideas
Galileo Galilei
created the geoheliocentric system
Tycho Brahe
became famous for his laws of planetary motion
Johannes Kepler
accurately explained the motion of the celestial bodies
claudius Ptolemaeus
four elements in the earth
water, air fire and Earth
heliocentric model
Aristarchus of Samos
proved that Earth is not flat
Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastian Elcano
Believed that Earth is composed of four elements
Aristotle
Aristarchus of Samos’ work that survived
On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and the Moon
Believed that Earth had corners and was perceived to be flat
babylonian, chinese, Egyptians and Hebrews
first astronomer to explain the retrograde motion of the planets
Eudoxus of Cnidus
