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What can you use to predict the motion of the planets?

Gravity and Calculus. If you're more interested in a scale model of the solar system, a device called an "Orrery" will do it for you. An Orrery is a clockwork model of a solar system.


What is a model of planets orbiting called?

A model of the solar system.A model of the solar system.A model of the solar system.A model of the solar system.


What is an erorer?

An Orrery is a clockwork model of the solar system (named after the 4th Earl of Orrery, for whom one of these was made).


What is a solar system model?

A model of the solar system with the Sun at the center with all of the planets and moons moving around is called an Orrery.


What was Nicolas copenicus model of the solar system called?

Heliocentric model.


Why is the heliocentric picture of the solar system called a model of the solar system?

The Heliocentric picture of the solar system is a model because it was given as a theory by Copernicus to describe the solar system. In prior centuries people believed that the earth was the center of the solar system.


Why is the system called solar and not lunar?

Since all of the solar system revolves around the sun (sun-centered model),and not the moon it would makes sense why its called solar system and not lunar


What Model of the universe do you use today?

The current model of the solar system is the "heliocentric system" meaning sun is the center of the solar system. Hope this helps :)


What words definition is this belief that the earth is the center of the solar system?

Such principle of belief that earth is the centre of the solar system is geocentrism. The model is called a Geocentric model.


How are the real solar system and a model of the solar system different?

a solar system model wont show what the actual size solar system can be hiding


People used to think that the earth was in the centre of the solar system what was this model called?

The Geocentric model


What atomic model is sometimes called the miniature solar system?

bhor's atomic model!! i think ;)