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What is a telescope and how did it help Galileo learn more about the solar system?
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∙ 11y ago
Telescopes have allowed us to see further than the naked eye would ever allow. With the invention of the telescope by Hans Lipperhey, mankind has discovered new planets, constellations and threats to our planet such as comets or meteors. Telescopes have also been one of the main reasons that man has begun to explore space, we see things out there worth discovering and taking a closer look at.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoA telescope is like a magnifying glass that magnifies things, but far away. A magnifying glass is essentially a curved piece of glass which bends light beams to create an image that appears larger. A telescope works in a slightly different way, and usually you need two lenses or a mirror and a lens to make a telescope. Galileo's telescope had two lenses. It helped Galileo because it showed him things he couldn't see with the naked eye.
Galileo was able to see that Jupiter had moons and that our Moon had craters.
Also he saw that Venus had "phases" just like our Moon.
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∙ 11y agothe invention helps people see the crators and the maria on the moons surface
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∙ 14y agoIt affected it so that people could see the planets and space more clearly instead of going up in space! Wrote by Sophie && Georgie in AlderGrange 2010!
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Who was convicted of heresy for supporting the sun centered view of the solar system?
Galileo Galilei
Who introduced the idea of a heliocentric model of telescope that uses mirrors?
I believe you are confusing two things here; there is no such thing as a "heliocentric model of telescope". There is a heliocentric model of our Solar System, and there are telescopes. The two are unrelated.
What do you call the tiny part of our galaxy in our solar system?
"Our solar system." The "part of our galaxy" that's in our solar system is the solar system.
Who was the first scientist to propose that the sun is the centre of your solar system?
the first to formulate a comprehensive HeliocentrismCosmology, which displaced the Earthfrom the center of the Universewas Nicolaus Copernicus
What is the telescope for looking at the sun called?
Usually it's simply called a "solar telescope, but there are other names such as "helioscope" (specialising in sunspot observation).
What did Galileo find out with hes telescope?
The Solar System I believe...
Galileo contribute to the solar system?
Galileo had a theory, it was that the earth was NOT in the centre of the solar system like everyone thought, he made the first telescope and proved everyone wrong by looking into space and seeing that the sun was in the centre of the solar system, not the earth, doing this he also invented the telescope.
Who is credited with improving the telescope and advocating the theory of a Sun-centered solar system?
Galileo.
Galileo is famous for what?
He was famous for improving the telescope and for believing that the earth was not the center of the solar system, but that the sun is.
What tool is used to observe and learn about the solar system?
A telescope.
Who was the first to use the telescope to observe Jupiters moon to support the heliocentric model of the solar system?
Galileo
What did Galileo see that convinced him that the Earth was not the center of the Solar System?
by inventing the refraction telescope to look out into space
Did Nicolas Copernicus use a telescope to prove his theory?
Nicolas Copernicus did not use a telescope, the use of the telescope to study the solar system was not done until over 50 years later by Galileo.
Which new technology enabled Galileo to make observations that supported the idea of a sun-centred solar system?
Why, the telescope, of course! Using his telescope, Galileo was able to make observations of the heavens in a way no one else was able to before.
How did Galileo contribute to astronomy?
Galileo discovered the sun is the center of the solar system, he improved the telescope, he proved that the moon has craters on it, he claimed Venus has phases, and he observed sun spots on the sun.
Did the world have need for Galileo's inventions?
yes as you know we use the telescope to see other planets. since we had the telescope, we have discovered five new planets in our solar system which lay beyond pluto
What time period did Galileo use a telescope to make dicoveries that supported the heliocenteric model?
Galileo Galilei discovered phases in Venus -- pretty much proof of a heliocentric solar system -- in 1610 September.
