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Science
11 cards·by meg
"It is because of Gravity that keeps objects in orbit"
Newton
The Earth is the center of the Universe, and the stars and planets orbit Earth"
Ptolemy
Discovered the Milky Way
Hubble
Used the first Telescope
Galileo
concluded the universe is earth-centered and the sun and moon revolve around earth, while the
other plants orbit the sun
Brahe
Thought that plants orbited the sun
Copernicus
Made a theory that all the planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits
Kepler
why you rather be on top of a mountain rather than at sea level to study space?
There is less atmosphere
Why are we most likely going to have telescopes in Mexico rather than Ohio?
There are less clouds
Why do we see different constellations than Australia?
we face different directions
Why do we put telescopes in space?
To avoid interference from the Earth's atmosphere