1. Astrology is the belief that the location of the stars and planets on the day you were born determines your personality and your life. Not based on any scientific evidence!…
1. The historyofastronomy! 2. We expand our knowledge by adding to what people before us discovered. 3. In science, we do not study Astrology. Astrology is the belief that…
Slide 1Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Orbits: All deduced from observations 1. Orbits are ellipses 2. Plane Velocity Varies as it orbits 3. P 2 = A 3 Slide 2 Ptolemy Slide…
Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Astrology is the belief that the location of the stars and planets on the day you were born determines your personality and your life. Not based on…
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Keplerâs Laws of Planetary Orbits: All deduced from observations 1. Orbits are ellipses 2. Plane Velocity Varies as it orbits 3. P2 = A3 Ptolemy Copernicus â doesnât quite…
Kepler Geocentric vs Heliocentric: How do we know? Is the Earth or the Sun the center of the solar system? How do we decide between these two theories? Invoke the scientific…