People Flashcards

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Aristotle

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one of the most famous philosophers of all time
argued for a spherical shape to the earth
argued for a geocentric model of the universe

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Aristarchus

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first known person to propose the heliocentric model

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Ptolemy

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Greek astronomer
created a catalogue of 48 constellations
followed a geocentric model

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Copernicus

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resurrected the idea of a sun-centered model in the Middle Ages

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Kepler

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discovered the three laws of planetary motion

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Galileo

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one of the first to use a telescope
discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter

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