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Basic astronomy ch. 1
light, AU, solar system, galaxy
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Astronomy
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07/05/2005

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Thales
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1st-thought universe was rational, not Gods
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Ptolemy
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2nd-geocentric ecliptic theory
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Copernicus
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3rd-revolutionary heliocentric model of the solar system
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Brahe
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4th-left us with a lifetime of observational data of the solar system
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Kepler
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5th-3 laws of planetary motion
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Galileo
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6th-invented telescope, discovered inner moons of Jupiter, saw phases of Venus=proof that sun is at center
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Newton
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7th-invented Calculus, discovered gravity mathematically, invented reflecting telescope, Newton's law of gravitation , 3 laws of motion
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