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Who is credited with propounding the heliocentric system that the planets move around the sun?
Who is credited with propounding the heliocentric system that the planets move around the sun?
- Andreas Vesalius
- Nicholas of Cusa
- Galileo Galilei
- Nicolaus Copernicus (correct)
Which astronomer provided precise astronomical measurements that helped overthrow the Ptolemaic system?
Which astronomer provided precise astronomical measurements that helped overthrow the Ptolemaic system?
- Isaac Newton
- Andreas Vesalius
- Galileo Galilei
- Johannes Kepler (correct)
Who confirmed the heliocentric system by constructing his telescope in 1609?
Who confirmed the heliocentric system by constructing his telescope in 1609?
- Galileo Galilei (correct)
- Nicholas of Cusa
- Andreas Vesalius
- Isaac Newton
In what year did Galileo begin confirming the heliocentric system using his telescope?
In what year did Galileo begin confirming the heliocentric system using his telescope?
What evidence did Galileo Galilei provide that supported the heliocentric system?
What evidence did Galileo Galilei provide that supported the heliocentric system?
What is the oval pattern in which planets actually travel around the sun called?
What is the oval pattern in which planets actually travel around the sun called?
What key realization did Galileo Galilei make about the source of light observed from planets?
What key realization did Galileo Galilei make about the source of light observed from planets?
Isaac Newton made a significant contribution to science during the Era of Newton by formulating:
Isaac Newton made a significant contribution to science during the Era of Newton by formulating:
Who was a medical doctor known for illustrating the details of the human body accurately?
Who was a medical doctor known for illustrating the details of the human body accurately?
Which scientist based their view of the universe on the study of the earth, sun, planets, and stars, and believed Ptolemy's view was wrong?
Which scientist based their view of the universe on the study of the earth, sun, planets, and stars, and believed Ptolemy's view was wrong?
Which astronomer made detailed observations of the planets and deduced their basic orbits around the sun?
Which astronomer made detailed observations of the planets and deduced their basic orbits around the sun?
Who placed the sun at the center of the universe, believing that planets, including Earth, orbited around it?
Who placed the sun at the center of the universe, believing that planets, including Earth, orbited around it?
