•To the modern scientist, what does each observation and measurement represent?
•Plato stated that the most perfect form is the circle. What may he have meant with this statement?
A. According to Aristotle, what were the ultimate arbiters of truth?
B. Explain Aristotle’s model of the universe.
•What contribution to modern science did Pliny the Elder make?
•Explain the ‘epicycle’ in Ptolemy’s model of the universe.
•What is retrograde motion?
•Explain the Copernican model of the universe.
A. How did Tycho Brahe advance the field of astronomy?
B. Explain Tycho’s model of the universe.
•How did Galileo transform science?
•Why is Pluto considered a dwarf planet?