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Ancient Greeks such as Aristotle recognized that Earth and the Moon are spheres, and understood the phases of the Moon, but because of their inability to detect stellar parallax, they rejected the idea that Earth moves. Eratosthenes measured the size of Earth with surprising precision.
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What did ancient astronomers think was the center of the universe?
it is earth
What did ancient Indian astronomers recognize about earth?
round body and moved around the Sun
How did ancient astronomers know that the sun and moon revolved around earth?
They didnt know 100% they just saw the sun and moon move across the sky so they said that's what happened Obviously they were wrong because only the moon orbits the earth and the earth orbits the sum
What year was Jupiter discoverded?
Because a telescope is not needed to see Jupiter from Earth, ancient astronomers were aware of its existence.
Indian astronomers recognized that earth?
India astronomers recognized that the earth was a sphere.
Most ancient astronomers thought that all celestial objects revolved around?
Most ancient astronomers thought that all celestial objects revolved around the Earth, due to the geocentric model of the universe. This belief was held until the heliocentric model was proposed by Copernicus in the 16th century.
When was Earth the planet discovered?
The earth as planet was discovered by some of the ancient astronomers. Nicolaus Copernicus and Ptolemy are credited with provision of the initial information of the earth as a planet in relation to the solar system.
Is the shadow curved on the moon during an eclipse?
Yes. This was one of the ways that the ancient Greek and Babylonian astronomers knew that the Earth was a sphere!
Why might ancient astronomers have been convinced that the sun and moon revolve around earth?
Because in the sky it looks as if the sun is moving, but actually, the earth is moving but you can't feel it.
Which people were considered the best astronomers in ancient times?
the ancient maya
Who is the famous ancient astronomer?
There were many famous ancient astronomers, and astronomers from hundreds of years ago (not exactly ancient. but vital to our present understanding of astronomy). They include:HipparchusPtolemyCopernicusGalileoEudoxusThere were also many Egyptian, Mayan, and Chaldean astronomers whose names have been lost over time.
Who was an Ancient Greek astronomer?
There were no astronomers in Ancient Greece, at that time there were only astrologers.
