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Famous Astronomers

Published on Dec 01, 2015

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ARISTOTLE

  • Ancient Achievements
  • Aristotle was ahead of his time
  • Aristotle's system has been the springboard for every major
  • Human achievement of the past 1,000 years
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ANCIENT ASTRONOMY

  • In ancient times people thought
  • That earth was at the center of
  • The universe and the sun
  • Revolved around the earth
  • Aristotle did not believe this
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ANCIENT ASTRONOMY

  • Aristotle believed many of
  • The ideas we use today in
  • Astronomy
  • Like I said.. He was ahead of his
  • Time
4.

ANCIENT IDEAS

  • Astrological beliefs in correspondences between celestial observations and terrestrial
  • events have influenced various aspects of human history, including world-views, language
  • and many elements of social culture. Among Indo-European peoples, astrology has been dated
  • to the 3rd millennium BC, with roots in calendrical systems used to predict seasonal shifts
  • and to interpret celestial cycles as signs of divine communications.
5.

ASTRONOMY NOW

  • Because of ancient achievements
  • We now have a better understanding
  • Of the universe and how it works
  • And what goes on out there
  • What may now be a small achievement
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ASTRONOMY NOW

  • May be the building blocks
  • For the future

Jared Pescarino