'Ptolemaic model' presentation slideshows

The Copernican Revolution

The Copernican Revolution. Figure 2-1 Stonehenge. Figure 2-2 Observatories in the Americas. The Greek Frame of Mind. Much of the Greek method of thinking revolved around philosophy instead of scientific reasoning

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Ancient Astronomy

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This idea was defended in written form by an Egyptian named Ptolemy.

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Historical Foundations of Astronomy

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UNIT NINE: Matter and Motion in the Universe

UNIT NINE: Matter and Motion in the Universe. Chapter 26 The Solar System Chapter 27 Stars Chapter 28 Exploring the Universe. Chapter Twenty-Six: The Solar System. 26.1 Motion and the Solar System 26.2 Motion and Astronomical Cycles 26.3 Objects in the Solar System.

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The Geocentric Theory vs. The Heliocentric Theory

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History of Astronomy - Part I

History of Astronomy - Part I. Astronomy is a science that has truly taken shape only in the last couple centuries Many advances have been made in your lifetime However, astronomical concepts and ideas have been around since the birth of man

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Definitions

Definitions. Epicycle = a small rotation on which a planet is placed. The epicycle then moves on a larger orbit. Used to explain retrograde motion. Deferent = the larger orbit on which the epicycle moves. Hipparchus(190-120BC). Developed many of the ideas included in the Ptolemaic model.

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Search for Life in the Universe

Search for Life in the Universe. Chapter 2 Science of Life in the Universe (Part 2). Copernican Revolution. Copernicus Tycho and Kepler Galileo Newton Modern Physics. Copernicus. Conflict : planetary data noticeably different from Ptolemaic model

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Thursday Evening Astronomy Lecture, 9/15/05

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Cusa: Learned Ignorance (1440)

Cusa: Learned Ignorance (1440). The earth, which cannot be the centre, must in some way be in motion; in fact; Just as the earth is not the centre of the world, so the circumference of the world is not the sphere of the fixed stars. Cusa Continued.

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Chapter 3 The Science of Astronomy

Chapter 3 The Science of Astronomy. Why does modern science trace its roots to the Greeks?. Greeks were the first people known to make models of nature. They tried to explain patterns in nature without resorting to myth or the supernatural. Greek geocentric model (c. 400 B.C.).

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