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The Evolution of Solar System Theory: From Copernicus to Kepler

This project explores the significant contributions of Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler to early solar system theories. Copernicus first proposed a heliocentric model, suggesting that planets orbit the Sun, although he mistakenly believed orbits were circular. Kepler refined this model, discovering that planets have elliptical orbits with the Sun positioned at one focus. The analysis includes visual documentation of the Thunder Basin National Grassland and the Wasatch National Forest, illustrating the beauty of Earth as viewed from space.

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The Evolution of Solar System Theory: From Copernicus to Kepler

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  1. Project By: Matthew Sides Class B

  2. Early Space Exploration

  3. Copernicus tried to move the Sun in the middle of solar system. He came to the conclusion that earth spins on its axis once a day Thought planets orbit in uniform circles (wrong!) Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) Orbital Mechanics Early Space Exploration

  4. Orbital Mechanics Early Space Exploration • Discovered that Mars’s orbit was not circular. • His conclusion was that planets circle around the Sun in elliptical orbits with Sun not centered but at a focus Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)

  5. Thunder Basin National Grassland Orbit.2285 Lat.43.65.N Long.104.69.W GMT.2011/308/18:51:02 This is the Thunder Basin N. Grassland on a altocumulus clouds

  6. Thunder Basin National GrasslandGoogle Image

  7. Wasatch National Forest It has clouds coming from the mountain area on this picture Washington Lake Trail Lake Lost Lake Orbit. 2285 Lat.40.46.N Long.110.81OW GMT. 2011/308/18:49:33 Stratocumulus clouds

  8. Wasatch National ForestGoogle Image

  9. Ozark National Forest • Orbit: 2284 • Longitude: 93.93 W • Latitude: 36.18 N • GMT: 2011/308/17:15:30 Rogers Municipal Carter Airport Rogers City Beaver Lake • Arkansas, USA

  10. Ozark National Forest Rogers Municipal Carter Airport Rogers

  11. Class Picture

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  13. Super SlideGoogle Image

  14. Works Cited • "EarthKam." EarhKam. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2011. <https://earthkam.ucsd.edu/>. • "Google Images." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. <http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi>. • "NASA - Home." NASA - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2011. <http://www.nasa.gov/>. • MLA formatting by BibMe.org.

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