ACCTG 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: The Mechanical Universe, Jigsaw Puzzle, Scientific Method
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Task 2: through the lens of new science. Chapter 2: the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century: From a geocentric to a heliocentric model of the universe: 16th century interest in astronomy due to the julian calendar who was getting out of phase with reality, was replaced by the gregorian calendar (nicolas copernicus) The geocentric model of the universe in the 16th c. Mercury, venus, : geocentric universe = model of the universe in which the. The addition of epicycles: added epicycles = small cycles made by the wandering stars in addition to their main orbit around the earth. Why copernicus waited to publish his model: waited to publish model: 1. Galilei uses a telescope: copernicus"s model did not have much impact, used ptolemy"s geocentric model. Response of the roman catholic church: galilei started to argue that copernicus"s model was much more likely than ptolemy"s, galilei was put under house arrest for defending copernicus"s model.
