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Aristotle
who proposed that there are 2 domain systems in the universe
aristotle
the proponent of the “prime mover”
Pytagoras
Said that math is the language of science
pythagoras
first proponents of earth as a sphere
Plato
said that: attainment of perfection as absence of change
plato
Believed that the earth is a perfect sphere
plato
Assumed that all motions in the universe are perfectly circular
Anaxagoras
determined the relative positions of the sun, moon, and earth during solar and lunar eclipses
Galileo
had a major role in the scientific revolution
Galileo
who improved the telescope
Thales of Miletus
proposed that earth is a disk floating on water
Eudoxus
lahat ng heavenly bodies ay nasa isang auxiliary sphere
Eudoxus
model of 27 concentric spheres
Eratosthenes
was able to propose a highly accurate measure of earth’s circumference (230,000 stadia)
Hipparchus
greatest of the early astronomers
Hipparchus
discovered the precession of the equinox
Hipparchus
found out that there were a two - degree shift in the position of the stars (lunisolar precession)
Hipparchus
arranged 850 stars according to their brightness
Hipparchus
Developed a method of predicting lunar eclipses
Hipparchus
Measured the length of the year
Tycho Brahe
proposed tychonic model of the universe
Tycho Brahe
accurately measured the positions of sun, moon, and planets
Johannes Kepler
Formulated the laws on planetary motion
Johannes Kepler
The one who inherited the obsevational datas on planetary motion when tycho brahe died
Philolaus
proposed the pyrocentric model of the universe
claudius ptolemy
the one who actually studied the geocentric model
claudius ptolemy
proposed epicycle, deferent, and equant
Anaximander
earth is a cylinder
Aristarchus
proposed the heliocentric model
Nicolaus Copernicus
Earth spins on its axis everyday and revolve around the sun, only moon orbits the earth
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