What was the main purpose of the observatory built by Omar Khayyam and his team?

Contributions of Astronomers and Discoveries

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To discover new planets
To observe the moon
To fix the calendar
To study the stars
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What was the significant change in perspective introduced by Copernicus?
The moon is made of cheese
The planets revolve around the sun
The sun revolves around the Earth
The Earth is flat
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What did Galileo discover about the surface of the moon?
It is smooth
It has mountains and craters
It is made of water
It is covered in ice
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What did Galileo's observations confirm about Copernicus' theory?
The planets revolve around the sun
The sun revolves around the Earth
The Earth is the center of the universe
The moon is a planet
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Which planet did William Herschel discover?
Neptune
Venus
Uranus
Mars
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What is Kepler most famous for?
Developing the laws of planetary motion
Inventing the telescope
Discovering new stars
Mapping the Milky Way
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What did Herschel contribute to the field of astronomy besides discovering Uranus?
He mapped the surface of Mars
He discovered the Milky Way
He built over 400 telescopes
He invented the telescope
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