As you know Brahe built his own observatory on his island. Kepler met Brahe in 1600 in the city of Prague, Czech Republic.Until this point Kepler was only interested in science and mathematics. Soon after Kepler met Brahe he became interested in Astronomy. Brahe then asked Kepler to be his assistant.
Galileo saw that Venus went through phases much like our moon does, but the phases Venus went through only made sense with Venus going around the sun instead of Earth.
How did Kepler and Brahe meet/decide to work together?
ReplyDeleteAs you know Brahe built his own observatory on his island. Kepler met Brahe in 1600 in the city of Prague, Czech Republic.Until this point Kepler was only interested in science and mathematics. Soon after Kepler met Brahe he became interested in Astronomy. Brahe then asked Kepler to be his assistant.
DeleteWhat advancements did Galileo make to the telescope to help him see the night sky better?
ReplyDeleteGalileo used a crude refracting telescope where he first magnified 8x and later magnified up to 20x.
DeleteHow does looking at Venus help Galileo determine the Sun was at the center of the universe?
ReplyDeleteGalileo saw that Venus went through phases much like our moon does, but the phases Venus went through only made sense with Venus going around the sun instead of Earth.
DeleteWhat about the sun spots and craters on the moon helped Galileo determine that the heavens were not perfect?
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