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When Copernicus first created his Sun centered model of the universe it did not lead to substantially better predictions of planetary positions than the Ptolemaic model?
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Copernicus used perfect circles for the orbits of the planets.
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What was not a major advantage of Copernicus' Sun-centered model over the Ptolemaic model?
It made significantly better predictions of planetary positions in our sky.
What did Copernicus believe the planetary motions were due to?
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How did Kepler expand on Copernicus' ideas?
Kepler showed that planetary orbits were actually ellipses, not circles as proposed by Copernicus.
Concerning the planetary orbits why was Copernicus somewhat inaccurate?
He suggested the orbits were circles.
How did Copernicus disprove geocentricism?
Copernicus didn't disprove goecentrism, that was done by Johannes Kepler, who wrote his 3 Laws of Planetary Motion. These were then expanded on by Newton to justify his theory of Gravitation.
What was not a major advantage of Copernicus' Sun-centered model over the Ptolemaic model?
It made significantly better predictions of planetary positions in our sky.
What caused Copernicus to challenge aristotles theories of planetary motion?
Copernicus believed the planetary motions were due to:
System an early geocentric theory planetary motion?
ptolemaic
Who came up with the planetary model?
COPERNICUS!!
What did Copernicus not reject?
Copernicus did not reject the idea that planetary orbits around our Sun were circular.
How did Kepler disagree with Copernicus?
Kepler believed in different descriptions of Planetary Orbit then Copernicus. penis
What did Copernicus believe the planetary motions were due to?
3r
How did Kepler expand on Copernicus' ideas?
Kepler showed that planetary orbits were actually ellipses, not circles as proposed by Copernicus.
Concerning the planetary orbits why was Copernicus somewhat inaccurate?
He suggested the orbits were circles.
How did Copernicus disprove geocentricism?
Copernicus didn't disprove goecentrism, that was done by Johannes Kepler, who wrote his 3 Laws of Planetary Motion. These were then expanded on by Newton to justify his theory of Gravitation.
How did Johannes Kepler's theory differ from Copernicus?
Kepler formulated laws of planetary motion, while Copernicus merely(!) proposed that the sun was the center of the solar system rather than the earth.
What is the difference between Copernicus and Kepler description of planetary orbits?
Kepler realised the planets orbits are not circles; they are ellipses.
