The New Astronomy

What, alongside related mathematics, did the ancient Greeks use to determine the size of the Earth?

• Shadows

• Tides

• Seasons

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​ (a)   imagined the ​ (b)   at the center of the universe with the ​ (c)   and Moon and planets all revolving elegantly around it in perfect crystalline ​ (d)  

• Aristotle
• Earth
• Sun
• spheres
• Copernicus
• Kepler
• Ptolemy
• Erasthothenes

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Ptolemy improved upon Aristotle's idea of how the universe works by introducing _______, which let him accurately predict the future behavior of the planets.

• epicycles

• unicycles

• tricycles

• bicycles

Who was Tycho Brahe?

• A Danish aristocrat and astronomer

• A German mathematician and alchemist

• An Italian scientist and astrologer

• A Greek philosopher and astronomer

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What were the names of the two research labs built by Tycho Brahe on Hven?

• Uraniborg and Stjerneborg

• Astrotopia and Celestia

• Stellaria and Astralis

• Heavenly Castle and Starry Castle

Tycho's observations were so precise, they were not surpassed by those made with telescopes for a ____________ years.

Describe a geo-heliocentric cosmos.

• Earth is at the center and the sun and all other planets revolve around it.

• Earth is at the center and the Moon revolves around it.

• Earth is at the center and the Sun revolves around it and other planets revolve around the Sun.

• The Sun is at the center and the Earth and other planets revolve around it.

What did Tycho Brahe observe in 1572?

• A supernova

• A comet

• A new planet

• A solar eclipse

What did Tycho Brahe's observations of the night sky prove?

• The existence of comets

• The movement of stars

• The changeability of the heavens

• The accuracy of ancient astronomers

Kepler was Tycho's...

• Father

• Son

• Boss

• Assistant