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Earth Science

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Greek helocentric model
sun is the center of the universe
Greek geocentric model
earth is the center of the universe
Tycho Brahe's contribution
precise measurements of the heavens
Aristotle
earth is round, shadows on the moon during lunar eclipses
Newton
theory of universal gravitation
Eratosthenes
determined the circumference of the earth
Keppler contribution
three laws of planetary motion
Galileo Galilei
first telescope
Hipparchus
location of "fixed" stars and the length of the year
copernicus theory
helocentric, earth rotates, pissed off the church
ptolemic model
geocentric with circular orbits, predicted the movement of the planets

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