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When did Galileo come up with his theory earth spins and also orbits the sun?
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He did this when he was studying his Astronomy in his lifetime.
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Do the earth and moon revolve around the sun?
The Moon orbits the Earth. The Earth orbits around The Sun. The Earth revolves (spins) around it's own axis.
Does the earth spin around the sun or moon?
The Earth neither spins round the Sun nor the Moon. The Earth rotates(spins) on it own axis, top give us night and day. The Moon revolves (orbits) round the Earth once a month (Moonth). The Earth and Moon, as a binary system revolve (orbit) round the Sun once a year. The Moon making 13 orbits of the Earth in once a year.
Why do we see one side of the moon from earth?
The moon spins at the same speed that it orbits the earth so we always see the same side. Some believe it is because the earths gravity is always pulling on the heaviest part of the moon, the side we see, but that's just a theory.
Why did the church view the ideas of Copernicus and Galileo as a threat?
During the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century, astronomers Copernicus and Galileo discovered controversial information about the universe. Copernicus proposed a heliocentric theory that suggested the sun was the center of the universe which Galileo supported with more evidence. Copernicus's work "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres" and Galileo's "Dialogue on the Two Chief Systems of the World" were both declared unbiblical by the church. Both Copernicus and Galileo were thought of as going against the official position of the church and the church didn't like this because they didn't want people to doubt them. This also upset the church because they believed the sun was created for the earth to provide light and the fact that the earth spins on its axis and orbits the sun would prove the bible is inaccurate. When Galileo was ordered to recant his works, he agreed but as he walked away mumbled "And yet it does move".
WHY DOES CLIMATE DIFFER FROM PLACE TO PLACE BECAUSE OF EARTHS SHAPE?
Because of Earth's shape and the fact that it spins with a tilted axis as it orbits the Sun.
What did Galileo do to become famous apart from the earth spins around the sun theory?
he jumped on the magic choo choo train with all the faries and magic mushrooms.
Who first thought up the idea that the earth spins?
Galileo Galilei
How earth moves to cause day and night?
The Earth orbits the sun. While it orbits, the Earth spins on its axis. When the Earth spins, some part is always facing the sun, but some is not. This constant spinning creates day and night.
Do the earth and moon revolve around the sun?
The Moon orbits the Earth. The Earth orbits around The Sun. The Earth revolves (spins) around it's own axis.
WHY does it seem like the stars are moving?
Cause earth orbits the sun and spins on an axis
What are other earth's movement aside from rotation and revolution?
The Earth spins like a top around its own axis. The Earth orbits the Sun. The Sun has its own proper motion through the Milky Way galaxy, and orbits the center of the galaxy every 220 million years or so. The Milky Way galaxy itself is moving, but because we don't have any fixed point of reference in the universe, we don't know in what direction.
Does the earth spin around the sun or moon?
The Earth neither spins round the Sun nor the Moon. The Earth rotates(spins) on it own axis, top give us night and day. The Moon revolves (orbits) round the Earth once a month (Moonth). The Earth and Moon, as a binary system revolve (orbit) round the Sun once a year. The Moon making 13 orbits of the Earth in once a year.
Which occurs when the moon spins on its axis at the same rate it orbits the earth?
The same side of the moon always faces the Earth
The earth spins on its axis and what else?
In addition to rotating on its axis (spinning), our earth also revolves around the sun (orbits).
How does the earth spin as it orbits the sun?
The Earth spins on its axis in the counter clockwise direction, when viewed from above the North Pole.
Who discover that the earth spins around the sun?
Galileo. It's more complicated than that. Several people were involved. The main ones were Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton.
Where is the moon in its orbit when you cant see it?
The moon orbits the earth. When you can not see it, it is on the other side of the earth. That happens once a day as the earth spins on its axis.
