What was the central idea that revolutionized European astronomy?

Kepler and Galileo's Astronomical Discoveries

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Astrology
Heliocentrism
Geocentrism
Alchemy
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What unusual event happened to Tycho Brahe during a duel?
He lost his nose
He lost his eye
He lost his ear
He lost his hand
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What was Tycho Brahe's model of the cosmos called?
Astrocentric
Geo-heliocentric
Geocentric
Heliocentric
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Johannes Kepler use to develop his laws of planetary motion?
Tycho's data
Galileo's telescope
Copernicus's writings
Aristotle's theories
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What shape did Kepler propose for planetary orbits?
Triangular
Rectangular
Elliptical
Circular
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Kepler's third law relate?
Planetary size and mass
Planetary temperature and distance
Planetary speed and distance
Distance from the sun and orbital period
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Kepler view the sun in his model?
As a symbol of God
As a symbol of the moon
As a symbol of the stars
As a symbol of chaos
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