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Term | Definition |
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The group of people that are considered to be the earliest astronomers | mayans |
The astronomer that was the first to use a telescope. | Galileo |
The astronomer that is credited with discovering other galaxies. | Hubble |
The astronomer that is credited with discovering gravity. | Newton |
The astronomer that believed the Earth was the center of the universe. | Ptolemy |
The astronomer that believed the Sun was the center of the universe. | Copernicus |
The astronomer that came up with the idea that planets orbit the sun in elliptical orbits and not circular orbits. | Kepler |
When a planet spins around once | Rotation |
When a planet circles around the sun once | Revolution |
the rise and fall of water in the ocean | tides |
when the sun crosses over the equator | Equinox |
when the day and night are equal | Solstice |