The Copernican Revolution Scotland: 4,000-year-old stone circle; the Moon rises as shown here every 18.6 years.
Biological Anthropology the nature of science. Some Terms used in Science Hypothesis: a statement that potentially explains specific phenomena – must.
The Solar System. What is the Solar System? The solar system includes our sun, and all the matter that orbits the sun. Planets, moons, dust and other.
PHY 101 Lecture Notes Instructor: Laura Fellman Chapter 2 A brief look at the historical development of physics and Newton’s 1 st Law of Motion.
Ptolemaic System (Middle Ages) geocentric -Earth center of universe 10 Spheres- God controlled Nicolas Copernicus universe –heliocentric (sun.
Stonehenge, about 3,000BC. Appears aligned to Sun and some of the Stars.
Getting Home - Movie Clip from Apollo 13 at WingClips.com.
AIACE - Assisted and Intelligent Ambient for a Community Enlarged to all SMART CITIES AND COMMUNITIES AND SOCIAL INNOVATION 1 a new model of connected.
Scientific Models & Kepler’s Laws Scientific Models We know that science is done using the Scientific Method, which includes the following steps : Recognize.
Part 2: Motions of the Planets 1. Planets While stars move through the sky they stay in the same place in relation to each other. Ancient observers.
Earth’s position in space – how has it changed over thousands of years…. Background: Pre-1500’s – Geocentric model of the universe (Earth- center) Models.
EARLY PLAYERS IN ASTRONOMY. The Really Early Days Astronomy began the first time a Cro Magnon (early homo sapien) walked out at night, looked up at.
