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History of Astronomy
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The ____ taught that absolute truth and morality are myths.
Planetary orbits have very _____ eccentricities.
_____ taught that the Sophists were wrong and we can attain real truth by working with others.
Plato taught that _____ gives you a view of the mind of God.
Along with astronomy, Galileo did many experiments dealing with _____.
A bowling ball will fall _____ than a feather if no air exists.
Aristotle taught that at most, _____ model of the universe is correct.
_____, Socrates student, taught that math is the key to universal knowledge.
In a _____ universe, the earth is at the center.
_____, a student of Plato, is said to have had more influence on many fields of study than any other single
person in history.
Galileo discovered four of the moons that orbit _____.
_____ is the point where the planet is closest to the sun.
Anything that has ____ has a gravitational pull.
_____ first created a solar system model that placed the sun at the center.
The cosmic speed limit is _____.
Galileo is known as the father of modern science because _____.
In a heliocentric universe, the _____ is at the center.
_____ proved that planets orbit in an elliptical manner.
Aristotle’s model show that all heavenly objects were located on _____.
A _____ is a general consensus of how the world works.
Early astronomers used _____ to explain retrograde motion.
Occam’s Razor in a principle that states that the best model is the _____ one.
If the sun disappeared, the Earth would travel _____ through space.
Galileo invented the telescope.
_____ is the point where a planet is farthest from the sun.
A _____ is the unit for force.
_____ model of a geocentric universe lasted almost 1500 years.
An inward force during an objects circular motion is called _____.
Essay
29. Philosophy Question. You can’t get it wrong as long as you write something.
Every culture has its paradigms. List and explain one paradigm related to the universe in our modern culture.
Describe an event that might come along to cause a paradigm shift.
30. Einstein and Eddington
a. Describe Einstein’s belief of gravity
b. What did Eddington feel about Einstein’s theories?
c. What were two things that stood in the way of Einstein and Eddington’s
collaboration?
d. How did Eddington ultimately prove Einstein correct