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| - Venus sometimes on far side therefore not always a crescent |
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Phases can only be seen w/ telescope
Phases related to apparent six of venus. |
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Cracks and mountains on the Moon
Significant because moon was not a perfect sphere |
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| he was first person to point a telescope to the heavens |
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| Why (according to model of Compernicus) do Mercury and Venus always appear close to the Sun in the sky? |
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| They are closer to the Sun than the Earth |
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| An objection given to the Solar System model of Copernicus was? |
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| It predicted that the stars would move as a reflection of the Earths motion |
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| In what period did Copernicus publish his books describing a sun centered solar system? |
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Copernicus vs Ptolemy
More accurate predictions? |
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| Both models have about the same accuracy |
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| Ptolemy’s geocentric model |
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- Earth can’t be moving because if it were objects such as birds, clouds, and the moon would be left behind
- We would see Earth’s motions in the starts (Stellar Parallax) |
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