ASTR 1000 Midterm: [ASTR 1000] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 55 pages long Study Guide!
29 Nov 2016
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Ancient astronomy : astronomy permeates daily life, concept of days, months, and years, 7 days because of 7 wandering objects among stars. *english used the german names of the norse gods associated with the planets for their days* Saturday : time of day (motion of the sun) Arabic waterclocks: marked the seasons (equinoxes and solstices) Teotitclan (aztec temple in mexico city: predicted lunar motion. Sun dagger at chaco canyon: created observatories and structures with astronomical purpose, and. The greeks : scientific models concept of how something works that can be used to explain & predict, matter = made up of atoms, fluid dynamics, geocentric model of solar system. The stars, sun, moon, and planets occupy spheres centered on. Ptolemaic" model epicycles of planets orbiting the sun. Geocentric model consistent with : retrograde motion, lunar phases, seasons, day & night on earth, of celestial sphere being above the horizon. Non-scientific usage theory = speculation or hypothesis.
