Origins of Astronomy Pt 1
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Topics of this game:
- Which ancient astronomer developed a geocentric model of the universe explaining the observable motions of the planets?
- Aristotle concluded that Earth was round because ____.
- The apparent westward movement of a planet against the background of stars is called ____.
- According to the ancients, the stars traveled around Earth on the transparent, hollow ____.
- The geocentric model of the universe stated that ____.
- One astronomical unit (AU) averages about ____.
- Using Tycho Brahe’s data, which scientist proposed three laws of planetary motion?
- The first early astronomer to propose a sun-centered solar system was ____.
- Which scientist discovered that Venus has phases, just like the moon?
- Which scientist determined the nature of the forces that keep the planets in their orbits?
- Which of the following was NOT discovered by Galileo?
- What is a constellation
