READING - EARLY ASTRONOMERS

What did Al-Sufi´s book illustrate?

• His theory was that Earth was the center of the solar system.

• He was able to identify Saturn´s rings and Jupiter´s moons by using a telescope.

• He discovered that the planet´s orbits are elliptical, not round.

• He illustrated the color brightness, and position of 1,000 different stars.

What did Johannes Kepler discover?

• His theory was that Earth was the center of the solar system.

• He was able to identify Saturn´s rings and Jupiter´s moons by using a telescope.

• He discovered that the planet´s orbits are elliptical, not round.

• He illustrated the color brightness, and position of 1,000 different stars.

How was Galileo able to identify Saturn´s rings and Jupiter´s moons?

• His theory was that Earth was the center of the solar system.

• He was able to identify Saturn´s rings and Jupiter´s moons by using a telescope.

• He discovered that the planet´s orbits are elliptical, not round.

• He illustrated the color brightness, and position of 1,000 different stars.

What was Aristotle´s theory about the solar system?

• His theory was that Earth was the center of the solar system.

• He was able to identify Saturn´s rings and Jupiter´s moons by using a telescope.

• He discovered that the planet´s orbits are elliptical, not round.

• He illustrated the color brightness, and position of 1,000 different stars.

How long did people consider Galileo´s view of the world true?

• Ancient astronomers brought us the telescope, it helps to count days, tell time, etc.

• People considered this to be true for 1,000 years.

• He discovered Saturn´s rings, Jupiter´s moons, and the millions of stars in the MIlky Way.

Why is Copernicus considered the founder on modern astronomy?

• Ancient astronomers brought us the telescope, it helps to count days, tell time, etc.

• People considered this to be true for 1,000 years.

• He discovered Saturn´s rings, Jupiter´s moons, and the millions of stars in the MIlky Way.

• Because he was the first to recognize that Earth revolves around the sun.

What important contributions did these early astronomers make to our understanding of the world today?

• Ancient astronomers brought us the telescope, it helps to count days, tell time, etc.

• People considered this to be true for 1,000 years.

• He discovered Saturn´s rings, Jupiter´s moons, and the millions of stars in the MIlky Way.

• Because he was the first to recognize that Earth revolves around the sun.

What discoveries did Galilei identify, using his telescope?

• Ancient astronomers brought us the telescope, it helps to count days, tell time, etc.

• People considered this to be true for 1,000 years.

• He discovered Saturn´s rings, Jupiter´s moons, and the millions of stars in the MIlky Way.

• Because he was the first to recognize that Earth revolves around the sun.

What important contributions did these early astronomers make to our understanding of the world today?

• Ancient astronomers brought us the telescope, it helps to count days, tell time, etc.

• People considered this to be true for 1,000 years.

• He discovered Saturn´s rings, Jupiter´s moons, and the millions of stars in the MIlky Way.

• Because he was the first to recognize that Earth revolves around the sun.

Early Astronomers

TRUE OR FALSE

Having a calendar was important to the Ancient Maya because they needed to know when to plant and harvest crops.

• It´s true.

• It´s false.