Early Ideas in Astronomy
Believed in an earth-centered universe
Ptolemy
ability to regenerate lost body parts and strong pinchers
crustacean
#1
sepal
#1
Andromeda
name means the "wanderers"
Believed in a sun-centered universe
Coperniucus
two distinct body regions
spider
#2
petal
#2
Centauraus
a symmetrically shaped oval
ellipse
Formulated the 3 laws of planetary motion
Kepler
three pairs of jointed legs
insect
#3
stamen
#3
Draco
distance between the earth and the sun
astronomical unit
Discovered the law of universal gravitation
eight legs
spider
#4
pistil
#4
Cygnus
the two points inside an ellipse
foci
What is the difference between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse?
Solar=moon blocks the sun
Lunar=moon is behind the earth and the earth blocks the sun from hitting the earth
one or more pairs of wings
insect
#5
ovule
#5
Cassiopeia
the tide that occurs when the moon is in line with the earth and sun
spring tide