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Isaac Newton most important discoveries or achievements?
Newton's greatest achievements are the Law of Gravity, his laws of Motion, his development of Calculus, the Reflecting Telescope, his Theory of Light and his use of data, experiments and mathematical models.
What is the difference of the heliocentric model and the geocentric model?
Geocentric models had the earth as the center of the universe with the sun and all the planets orbiting it. Heliocentric models (the current accepted ones) have the sun as the center, with the earth and planets orbiting it.
Why is Uranus and Neptune not included in the heliocentric and geocentric model of the solar system?
The planets Uranus and Neptune were discovered only in modern times after the heliocentric model had been generally accepted.
What is the major difference between the geocentric model in the heliocentric model?
The major difference between the geocentric and heliocentric models lies in the center of the solar system: the geocentric model places the Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets orbiting around it, while the heliocentric model positions the Sun at the center, with the Earth and other planets orbiting around it. The heliocentric model, proposed by Copernicus, is supported by observational evidence and eventually led to a better understanding of planetary motions, while the geocentric model was based on ancient beliefs and lacked empirical support.
What caused people to stop thinking that the earth was the center of the universe to knowing the that the planets revolve around the sun?
This shift in understanding was largely due to the work of astronomers like Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler, who proposed heliocentric models of the universe in the 16th and 17th centuries. Their theories were later confirmed by Galileo Galilei's observations using a telescope, which provided empirical evidence supporting the heliocentric model and eventually led to the acceptance of the idea that the planets orbit the sun.
Why are new scientific models developed?
New scientific models are developed in order to reflect the most recent discoveries.
What were Ptolemies discoveries?
He created the 'Ptolemaic System' which was a widely accepted geocentric model until the introduction of the more simple heliocentric models. He came up with the value of Pi (3.14166). He wrote several Astrology books including the 'Almagest' which is the only surviving comprehensive ancient treatise on astronomy.
What are the similarities of geocentric and heliocentric?
Both geocentric and heliocentric models attempt to explain the movement of celestial bodies in the sky, specifically the sun, moon, and planets. Both models involve orbits, with geocentric placing Earth at the center and heliocentric placing the sun at the center. Additionally, both models seek to account for the retrograde motion of planets as seen from Earth.
What is the main different between the geocentric and heliocentric models of planetary motion?
in a heliocentric system earth and the other planets revolving planet's a geocentric system ,earth is at the center of the revolving planets
Whose heliocentric model is seen as the first step in the development of the modern models of the solar system?
Nicolaus Copernicus.
Whose heliocentric model is seen as the first development of modern models of the solar system?
It was the model devised by Copernicus.
Why was the scientific model developed?
Well if we didn't have any models and so we would not have any models
