The Birth of Modern Astronomy
Description: Test your knowledge about the birth of modern astronomy, a period of profound scientific revolution that transformed our understanding of the universe. | |
Number of Questions: 14 | |
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Who is widely regarded as the father of modern astronomy?
What was the name of Tycho Brahe's observatory on the island of Ven?
Which of Johannes Kepler's laws describes the elliptical shape of planetary orbits?
What was the name of Galileo Galilei's groundbreaking book, published in 1632?
Which of Galileo's observations provided strong evidence against the geocentric model?
What was the name of the telescope used by Galileo to make his groundbreaking observations?
Who was the first person to propose that the Earth revolves around the Sun?
What was the name of the scientific revolution that transformed our understanding of the universe in the 16th and 17th centuries?
Which of Kepler's laws describes the relationship between a planet's orbital period and its distance from the Sun?
What was the name of Tycho Brahe's detailed astronomical observations, published in 1598?
Which of Galileo's observations challenged the Aristotelian view of the heavens?
What was the name of the scientific instrument used by Tycho Brahe to make precise measurements of celestial positions?
Who was the first person to use a telescope to observe the night sky?
Which of Kepler's laws describes the equal-area law of planetary motion?