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.
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.
Kepler Orbits Last time we saw that this equation describes an ellipse. r min = perihelion (for solar orbits) or perigee r max = aphelion (for solar orbits)
Universal Gravitation. Wait a minute, Doc, are you trying to tell me that my mother has got the hots for me? Precisely. Whoa, this is heavy. There's that.
Historical Foundations of Astronomy “If I have seen farther than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants” – Isaac Newton.