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What anomalies did Galileos first astronomic observations reveal?

Although they are not considered "anamolies" now, at the time these observations did not fit into standard ideas about the cosmos: 1) Jupiter has moons. 2) The Milky Way consists of stars. 3) Venus has phases over time.


What was the magnification of Galileo's microscope?

Galileo did not invent the microscope; he is credited with improving the design of the telescope. Galileo's telescope had a magnification of around 30x, which allowed him to make groundbreaking astronomical observations, such as the moons of Jupiter.


What were some of galileos discoveries?

Galileo discoveries are the 4 largest moons of Jupiter, the earth revolves around the sun,rings of Saturn,Venus has phases like the moon,and sun spots


Does Jupiter go around the sun or the sun goes around Jupiter?

Jupiter goes around the sun. Jupiter, like all other planets in our solar system, orbits around the sun due to the gravitational pull of the sun. The sun is at the center of our solar system, and all planets revolve around it.


How did Galileo's observations of jupiters moons help to show that the geocentric explanation is incorrect?

Galileo reasoned that the phases of Venus could not be explained, if the Earth is in the center of the system of the planets. So Ptolemy's geocentric system could not be correct. Edit: That's correct, but it doesn't answer the question, which is about Jupiter. The idea is that Jupiter having moons proved that there are other places that can be centres of motion, apart from Earth.

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What anomalies did Galileos first astronomic observations reveal?

Although they are not considered "anamolies" now, at the time these observations did not fit into standard ideas about the cosmos: 1) Jupiter has moons. 2) The Milky Way consists of stars. 3) Venus has phases over time.


How did Galileo's observations of Jupiter's moons challenge Ptolemy?

Ptolemy claimed everything must go around the Earth, but the moons of Jupiter obviously are not going around the Earth.


When is Galileos birthday?

Galileo Galilei was born on February 15 1564, and died on 8 January 8, 1642.He made his first telescope in 1609, and discovered the moons around Jupiter in 1610.


How did Galileo's observations of Jupiter's moons help to show that the geocentric explanation is incorrect?

Galileo observed that Jupiter's moons orbited around Jupiter and not Earth, demonstrating that not all celestial bodies revolve around the Earth. This contradicted the geocentric model, which proposed that all celestial objects orbited around the Earth. Galileo's observations provided evidence for the heliocentric model, in which the Earth and other planets orbit around the Sun.


Galileos observations seemed to indicate that?

the Earth revolves around the Sun, which challenged the geocentric model of the universe. His discoveries also supported the heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus. Galileo's observations with the telescope provided evidence for this idea.


What was the magnification of Galileo's microscope?

Galileo did not invent the microscope; he is credited with improving the design of the telescope. Galileo's telescope had a magnification of around 30x, which allowed him to make groundbreaking astronomical observations, such as the moons of Jupiter.


Does the moon rotate around Jupiter?

The moon we see doesn't, but all of Jupiter's moons do. (About 50)


What were some of galileos discoveries?

Galileo discoveries are the 4 largest moons of Jupiter, the earth revolves around the sun,rings of Saturn,Venus has phases like the moon,and sun spots


Can you move around on Jupiter?

no you can not move around on Jupiter because it is a gas planet.


Number and name of satellites around Jupiter?

number and name of satellites around jupiter


Does Jupiter go around the sun or the sun goes around Jupiter?

Jupiter goes around the sun. Jupiter, like all other planets in our solar system, orbits around the sun due to the gravitational pull of the sun. The sun is at the center of our solar system, and all planets revolve around it.


How did Galileo's observations of jupiters moons help to show that the geocentric explanation is incorrect?

Galileo reasoned that the phases of Venus could not be explained, if the Earth is in the center of the system of the planets. So Ptolemy's geocentric system could not be correct. Edit: That's correct, but it doesn't answer the question, which is about Jupiter. The idea is that Jupiter having moons proved that there are other places that can be centres of motion, apart from Earth.