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Which Indian astronomer first calculated accurately the time taken by earth to orbit sun?
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Bhaskaracharya
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The Greek geographer mathematician astronomer and poet who calculated the circumference of Earth was?
Eratosthenes
Who was the famous Indian astronomer who discovered that earth rotates about its axis daily?
Aryabatta
Does a astromner study the universe beyond earth?
Yes, if he did not study anything beyond the Earth, he would not be an astronomer!
What astronomer described earth as the center of universe?
That was the general belief held in antiquity.
A polish astronomer who theorized that earth revolved around the sun?
Nicholas Copernicus.
The Greek geographer mathematician astronomer and poet who calculated the circumference of Earth was?
Eratosthenes
Who was the famous Indian astronomer who discovered that earth rotates on an axis?
Jay Bon
Who was the famous Indian astronomer who discovered that earth rotates about its axis daily?
Aryabatta
which of the following best illustrates an achievement of classical indian science?
An astronomer demonstrates that earth moves in relation to the sun
What did the Greeks use geometry for?
For one thing, they calculated (very accurately, too) the circumference of the Earth. They already knew that the Earth was a globe.
Why is it impossible to draw the earth accurately on a piece of paper?
That's because Earth is not accurately round
What branch of science is a astronomer in life earth or physical science?
earth science
Astronomer who theorized that the earth was the center of the universe?
Ptolemy
Astronomer who taught that the earth was the center of the universe?
Ptolemy
What is astronomer life physical Earth science?
life
What greek astronomer suspected that the earth's spherical?
Aristarchus.
Who first accurately calculated the circumference of the Earth?
Eratothsenes Follow the link to his very cool projectThe Ancient Greeks - and they got it right, which was more than Columbus did!The Greek mathematician Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth fairly accurately over 2300 years ago!Eratosthenes was the first person to do this. He measured the distance netween two points and the different angles mad by the Sun - and worked out from these. His result was surprisingly accurate.
