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Historic Scientists
Major scientists that contributed to earth science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who proposed the continental drift theory by using the evidence that mountain ranges and fossils continued on different continents? | Alfred Wegener (AHL-frayt VAY-guh-nuhr) |
| Who had a geocentric view of the universe besides the Catholic Church? | Ptolemy. His theory was accepted for a long time. |
| Who had a heliocentric view of the universe? | Copernicus. is theory replaced Ptolemy's. |
| ho first used the telescope to view the stars? | Gallileo. |
| Who, with the help of Tycho Brahe, discovered that planets have an elliptical orbit? | Kepler |
| Who successfully predicted the orbit of a comet? | Halley |