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Atoms are infinite and in random motion. Beloved in
Atomists
principle of plentitude
The universe contains all possible forms of existence.
Principle of Plentitidue
Anything is possible. Relates to quantum mechanics
Murphy's Law Anything that can go wrong will go wrong
the most simple explanation is the most likely
occams razor
explanation
the principle that the Earth is not the center of the
Copernican Principle
universe and is the same from all directions.
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The laws of physics are the same everywhere in the
Principle of relativity
universe.
how long it takes a planet to rotate a complete turn.
rotational period
Synchronous rotation+revolutionary period=RP
reconnect God with humanity; Jesus atoned for sins of
Doctrine of Atonement humankind/reconnected us to God. This is used to say
that no, extraterrestrials do not live in sin
Geocentric Theory Earth is the center of the universe. Aristotelian.
Every thing revolves around the sun studied by Galelo
Heliocentric Theory
and Copernicus
An apparent shift in the position of an object when
Parallax viewed from different locations. The reason why the
heliocentric model was not immediately accepted
Created the Geo-Heliocentric model where the earth
was still at the Center but other planets orbit the sun.
Greatest observational data before the telescope.
Tycho Brahe
Believed if Copernicus was correct, then the space
between stars was vast and a waste unless there were
stellar inhabitants
Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto. Also known as the
Moons of Jupiter
Galilean moons.
German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary
Johannes Kepler
motion (1571-1630)
how much an ellipse is stretched out compared to a
eccentricity
perfect circle
the average distance between Earth and the sun,
Astronomical Unit (AU)
about 150 million km
The attempt to describe the existence of something
Teleology
by seeing it serve a purpose
Divided the moon into hemispheres (Subvolva - had
Kepler's Somnium
moon and Privolva - no moon)
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