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Galileo's Vision
Passage Vocabulary Words
Term | Definition |
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Galileo | (1564-1642) is considered the father of modern science and made major contributions to the fields of physics, astronomy, etc . |
Telescope | an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer |
Revolving | move in a circular orbit around |
Copernicus | Polish astronomer who proposed that the Sun is the center of the solar system and that the planets circle the Sun. |
Theory | an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain facts or events |
Hans Lippershey | spectacle maker from the United Netherlands, traditionally credited with inventing the telescope |
Evidence | anything that you see, experience, read, or are told that causes you to believe that something is true or has really happened. |
Craters | roundish dent left in the surface of something by the impact of something else. |
Vision | Something that you imagine : a picture that you see in your mind |
Sphere | A three-dimensional object that is round in shape. |