Match the astronomer to their contribution to ancient Greek astronomy:v Developed the long-standing geocentric model of the universe until it was replaced during the RenaissanceA. Aristarchusv One of the first to claim that the Earth may orbit the Sun, but his ideas were rejected by later philosophersB. Aristotlev Developed a technique for measuring the circumference of the Earth long before anyone circumnavigated the globewith shipsc. EratosthenesD. Pythagorasv Used eclipses to confirm the shape of the Earth and that the Moon was closer to the Earth than the Sun despite thefact that they appear to be the same size in the skyE. Ptolemyv Brilliant geometric mind that was one of the first to propose that all of the heavenly bodies were spheres due to theirperfect naturesF. Hipparchusv Established the apparent magnitude system that we use to measure the brightness of stars and deduced that thedirection of Earth's axis of rotation has changed over time

B. PtolemyPtolemy was an ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician who developed the geocentric…

Match the astronomer to their contribution to ancient Greek astronomy: Developed the long-standing geocentric model of the universe until it was replaced during the Renaissance A. Aristarchus One of the first to claim that the Earth may orbit the Sun, but his ideas were rejected by later philosophers B. Aristotle Developed a technique for measuring the circumference of the Earth long before anyone circumnavigated the globe with ships C. Eratosthenes D. Pythagoras Used eclipses to confirm the shape of the Earth and that the Moon was closer to the Earth than the Sun despite the fact that they appear to be the same size in the sky E. Ptolemy Brilliant geometric mind that was one of the first to propose that all of the heavenly bodies were spheres due to their F. Hipparchus perfect natures Established the apparent magnitude system that we use to measure the brightness of stars and deduced that the direction of Earth's axis of rotation has changed over time

Match the astronomer to their contribution to ancient Greek astronomy: Developed the long-standing geocentric model of the universe until it was replaced during the Renaissance A. Aristarchus One of the first to claim that the Earth may orbit the Sun, but his ideas were rejected by later philosophers B. Aristotle Developed a technique for measuring the circumference of the Earth long before anyone circumnavigated the globe with ships C. Eratosthenes D. Pythagoras Used eclipses to confirm the shape of the Earth and that the Moon was closer to the Earth than the Sun despite the fact that they appear to be the same size in the sky E. Ptolemy Brilliant geometric mind that was one of the first to propose that all of the heavenly bodies were spheres due to their F. Hipparchus perfect natures Established the apparent magnitude system that we use to measure the brightness of stars and deduced that the direction of Earth's axis of rotation has changed over time

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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Chapter7: Gravitation

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