Quizlet Astronomy/scientific revolution

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  1. brahe: years worth of obervation of the sky on an island
  2. copernicus: heliocentric theory; polish
  3. galileo: italian astronomer; used telescope to observe rotation of the sun; promoted copernican system; prosecuted at the Inquisition
  4. geocentric theory: earth is center of universe
  5. heliocentric theory: sun is the center of the universe
  6. idea of astronomy during sci rev: rarional explanations of the universe; proof that humans were not the center of all things; planetary motion
  7. kepler: took brahe's work and came up with info againsst ptolemy; laws of planetary motion
  8. previous views of astronomy before the scientific revolution: ptolemy and aristotle; ancient, medieval science; earth at the center of the universe; god held the world together