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What did the greek call planets?
the Greeks called the planets wanderers
The Greeks assigned what magnitude to the brightest stars seen in the night sky?
The brightest stars were traditionally magnitude 1; the weakest that could still be seen with the naked eye, 6. This system has been formalized and refined; as a result, there are now not only magnitudes with decimals, but also negative magnitudes for the very brightest stars and planets. For example, Venus has a magnitude of approximately minus 4.
What did the ancient Greeks call comets?
Well, sweetheart, the ancient Greeks called comets "asteres kuklos," which translates to "hairy stars." Those Greeks sure had a way with words, didn't they? So next time you see a comet streaking across the sky, just remember it's basically a big, hairy star making a fashion statement.
Why did the fact that stars not show any Parallax motion convince the Greeks that the Earth was not moving?
I am not sure whether the ancient Greeks were involved. In any case, any movement of the Earth should be reflected in the apparent motion of distant objects, such as stars.However, in practice, this apparent motion is very small for the stars - the yearly parallax for even the closest stars is less than one arc-second (1/3600 of a degree).
How early did they navigate the stars?
Human navigation of the stars dates back thousands of years, with evidence of early star maps and celestial navigation tools found in ancient cultures such as the Babylonians, Egyptians, and Greeks. The use of stars for navigation allowed early civilizations to travel long distances by land and sea.
What did Greeks and roman use the stars for?
Most Greeks and Romans saw pictures in the sky. At the time of Homer, the stars were not thought to represent any hero or god, but that quickly changed. Before that, the Romans and Greeks thought the stars represented animals.
Who named stars with Greek letters?
Greeks.
Who named the arrangement of the stars the 'constellations'?
The ancient Greeks
Why did Greeks see only five stars?
Ah, I'm going to assume you mean the ancient Greeks, and have to say they saw many more than five stars. Modern Greeks might have a problem though; if they live in the heart of a well-lit city, the light can block out the stars. We call it light pollution. But the ancients saw only 5 wandering stars - called planets - because only 5 planets are bright enough to be seen reliably. (Uranus has been glimpsed throughout history, but never tracked.)
How did the Greeks explore the universe?
By observing stars and nature, as we do today.
What did ancient Greeks based science on?
stars earth and sun
Why did the Greeks use the word planet to describe the unusual stars in the sky?
The lights were first called "πλανήται" (planētai), meaning "wanderers", by the ancient Greeks, and it is from this that the word "planet" was derived. ...
How did ancient Greeks distinguish planets from stars?
Question: did Greeks distinguish planets from stars? Answer: Greeks distinguished planets from stars by studying them for a while and they just so happen to be really smart people. No offence to any other races , seriously because I'm not even Greek. i hope that helped
What did the ancient Greeks believe about the sun?
The ancient Greeks believed that every day, Apollo, the god of the sun, would ride a chariot a across the sky, pulling the sun behind him.
Who were the first people to study the stars?
The first people to study the stars were ancient civilizations such as the Babylonians, Egyptians, and Greeks. They observed the night sky and developed early forms of astronomy to understand celestial events and their significance.
Who named stars by assingning the to constellations and giving them greek letters?
the greeks did that
How did stars receive its name?
Stars received their names from the ancient Greeks and romans, who observed the constellations and named them after Greek myths.
