Astronomer Deck
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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ARISTOTLE
- Believed that all planets were perfect circles
- was one of the first to study plants, animals, and people in a scientific way
ARISTARCHUS
- he was the first to formulate plainly the heliocentric theory, the scheme which has the Sun in the center.
- Aristarchus also estimated the distances of the sun and moon from the earth.
PTOLEMY
- considered the Earth the center of the universe
- . His model of the solar system and heavenly sphere was a refinement of previous models developed by Greek astronomers
COPERNICUS
- Made a model of the universe which put the sun in the center
- His greatest achievement is the same as his views on astronomy
KEPLER
- His greatest achievement is the book he wrote Astronomia nova
- He had believed that every thing in the universe was created by god
GALILEO GALILEI
- He confirmed that Venus is real
