Tayler Vence PHYS 1010 5/5/2013 The Copernican Revolution The
... the telescope (which was newly invented), he found convincing evidence that gave credibility to the Copernican model of Heliocentrism. He noted that Venus had phases that were similar to the moon’s phases, when only half, or just a crescent, of it would be lit – this is exactly what should happen if ...
... the telescope (which was newly invented), he found convincing evidence that gave credibility to the Copernican model of Heliocentrism. He noted that Venus had phases that were similar to the moon’s phases, when only half, or just a crescent, of it would be lit – this is exactly what should happen if ...
Ancient Mathematics 450 B.C. 400 B.C. 350 B.C. 300 B.C. 250 B.C.
... Created a system of latitude and longitude, calculated the circumference of the earth and tilt of earth’s axis, attempted to calculate the distance to the Moon and Sun. ...
... Created a system of latitude and longitude, calculated the circumference of the earth and tilt of earth’s axis, attempted to calculate the distance to the Moon and Sun. ...
Quiz # 2 - Oglethorpe University
... B. the changing distance from the Earth to the Sun. C. the tilt of the Earth’s equatorial plane with respect to its orbit. D. changing temperatures of the Sun. E. retrograde motion of the Sun. 2.) At the time of Copernicus, the fact that parallactic shifts of the brighter stars could NOT be detected ...
... B. the changing distance from the Earth to the Sun. C. the tilt of the Earth’s equatorial plane with respect to its orbit. D. changing temperatures of the Sun. E. retrograde motion of the Sun. 2.) At the time of Copernicus, the fact that parallactic shifts of the brighter stars could NOT be detected ...
Quiz 2 Key - Oglethorpe University
... B. the changing distance from the Earth to the Sun. C. the tilt of the Earth’s equatorial plane with respect to its orbit. D. changing temperatures of the Sun. E. retrograde motion of the Sun. 2.) At the time of Copernicus, the fact that parallactic shifts of the brighter stars could NOT be detected ...
... B. the changing distance from the Earth to the Sun. C. the tilt of the Earth’s equatorial plane with respect to its orbit. D. changing temperatures of the Sun. E. retrograde motion of the Sun. 2.) At the time of Copernicus, the fact that parallactic shifts of the brighter stars could NOT be detected ...
Foundations of Astronomy Presentation
... was center of Universe. Noticed that Aristotle’s model did not explain planetary movements. Ptolemy said that the planets and stars moved in EPICYCLES. In other words planets move in CIRCLES WITHIN CIRCLES! ...
... was center of Universe. Noticed that Aristotle’s model did not explain planetary movements. Ptolemy said that the planets and stars moved in EPICYCLES. In other words planets move in CIRCLES WITHIN CIRCLES! ...
Geocentric vs. Heliocentric
... was center of Universe. Noticed that Aristotle’s model did not explain planetary movements. Ptolemy said that the planets and stars moved in EPICYCLES. In other words planets move in CIRCLES WITHIN CIRCLES! ...
... was center of Universe. Noticed that Aristotle’s model did not explain planetary movements. Ptolemy said that the planets and stars moved in EPICYCLES. In other words planets move in CIRCLES WITHIN CIRCLES! ...
Cool Dudes of Astronomy!
... • Believed the sun was at the center of the universe • Heliocentric Sun • His work was published in1543 – while he was on his deathbed! ...
... • Believed the sun was at the center of the universe • Heliocentric Sun • His work was published in1543 – while he was on his deathbed! ...
Geocentric vs. Heliocentric
... Tycho developed a system that combined the best of both worlds. He kept the Earth in the center of the universe, so that he could retain Aristotelian physics and Ptolemy’s geocentric idea. The Moon and Sun revolved about the Earth, and the shell of the fixed stars was centered on the Earth. But Merc ...
... Tycho developed a system that combined the best of both worlds. He kept the Earth in the center of the universe, so that he could retain Aristotelian physics and Ptolemy’s geocentric idea. The Moon and Sun revolved about the Earth, and the shell of the fixed stars was centered on the Earth. But Merc ...
Galileo and Newton
... The Ptolemaic (a) and Copernican (b) systems both assumed that all orbits are circular. The fundamental difference is that Copernicus placed the Sun at the center. ...
... The Ptolemaic (a) and Copernican (b) systems both assumed that all orbits are circular. The fundamental difference is that Copernicus placed the Sun at the center. ...
The Copernican Revolution
... pioneering insistence on Astronomy based on physical causes.” It is “remarkable how Galileo . . . used his observations to challenge the traditional geocentric Cosmology.” ...
... pioneering insistence on Astronomy based on physical causes.” It is “remarkable how Galileo . . . used his observations to challenge the traditional geocentric Cosmology.” ...
The History of Astronomy
... • He even got the relative distances from the sun correct (see chart on page 49). • Moon orbits Earth To avoid religious persecution he published his work “de revolutionibus orbium coelestium” posthumusly. ...
... • He even got the relative distances from the sun correct (see chart on page 49). • Moon orbits Earth To avoid religious persecution he published his work “de revolutionibus orbium coelestium” posthumusly. ...
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres) is the seminal work on the heliocentric theory of the Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543). The book, first printed in 1543 in Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire, offered an alternative model of the universe to Ptolemy's geocentric system, which had been widely accepted since ancient times.