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What did Pythagoras do that you do today?
Mathematics and science.
Science and math month theme?
Math and Science: Exploring the Today and Beyond
How did Galileo's observations of Jupiter's moons support Copernicus theory?
The discovery did not support Copernicus's theory directly but it raised doubts about the ancient theory of Ptolemy that said that all objects in the sky are in orbit round the Earth. Galileo was an aggressive supporter of Copernicus's theory but eventually it was Kepler's theory that became accepted and is still used today. Both Copernicus and Kepler placed the Sun at the centre but Kepler's elliptical orbits are supported by the later theory of dynamics.
What was the controversial idea of Nicklaus Copernicus?
Copernicus devised a new model of the planets' movements among the stars. To do this he made modifications to the ancient Ptolemaic system. Copernicus considered that the ancient model was geometrically complicated and that it could be simplified very much by placing the Sun at the centre, instead of the Earth. This was controversial because the Ptolemaic model had been around for well over 1000 years and had been incorporated into the scriptures, and it was believed the Earth is at the centre. Not only was it believed but it was also religious dogma. In the end Kepler came up with a new model of elliptical orbits that was shown to be right many years later after the law of gravity and the laws of motion had been discovered. Kepler's theory is the one that is still in use today. Kepler's theory retained Copernicus's idea of placing the Sun at the centre, so Copernicus was proved right in the end, although during Copernicus's lifetime he had no way of knowing it.
What is the main difference between keplers system and the Copernicus system?
Copernicus's system used circles and epicycles, just like the ancient Ptolemaic system, with the difference that by placing the Sun at the centre Copernicus could simplify the complicated paths taken by the planets through space. Kepler had the advantage of new accurate observations made by Tycho Brahe at the end of the 16th century, and these enabled Kepler to realise that by using elliptical orbits for the planets, the modelled positions could be fitted more closely with the measured positions. Kepler retained the idea of having the Sun at the centre and it is the model used today with slight modifications from Einstein's theory of relativity.
How do the contributions made by the israelites the Phoenicians and the lydians affect your lives today?
The contributions made by the Israelites the Phoenicians and the Lydians affected our lives today since it opened us to new ideas.
How does the renaissance affect today?
The Renaissance affect us today because without the Renaissance we would not have art,science,literatureand more.
Why were their contributions imortant during Newtons time period and how did the contributions affect the world today?
I am not sure who you are talking about but Newtons laws are very important to physics if that's what you mean.
How did Robert boyle's accomplishments affect us today?
robert boyle contributions
What contributions have the Seneca tribes made to your nation today?
what contributions have the Seneca tribes made to our nation today
How did Aristotle's contributions affect modern day life?
Aristotles idea of mixed Government is what our(or at least mine) government is based off of today.
How did the Muslim contributions affect our community?
this affected our community because today millions of people want to learn about this and everyday there's people asking about it
How did albert Einstein discoveries affect the world?
He has made a HUGE impact in the math and science world today!
Do you think the contributions of these scientists are still valuable even though some were made hundreds of years ago?
You didn't say what scientists, but science today is built on the contributions of scientists from long ago. There are many examples but prominent among them Is Isaac Newton.
What military power is the worlds leading mapmaker today?
United States
How does roman math and science affect us today?
Roman numerals! we use roman numeral clocks...etc. hope that helped!!
What relevance of contributions to mathematics today?
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