Assignment 21 Origins of Modern Astronomy, science homework help

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Assignment 21
Origins of Modern Astronomy


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  1. Describe the geocentric model of the universe that was held by the early Greeks?
  2. Who compiled the Almagest and described how retrograde motion could fit into the geocentric model?
  3. What is the heliocentric model and what Polish astronomer developed this model in the 1500's?
  4. Who developed three laws of planetary motion and first discovered that the orbits of planets are ellipitical?
  5. Define each term: a. synodic month b. sidereal month c. solar eclipse d. lunar eclipse

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1. Describe the geocentric model of the universe that was held by the early Greeks?

A:/ There were multiple beliefs based on the geocentric model of the universe; Two of the most
stablished ones are the one proposed by the Pre-Socratic philosopher Anaximander where he believed
the Earth was held at the center of everything in the Universe, where the moon, sun and other planets
were holes in invisible wheels that we...


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