HISTORICAL MODELS of the SOLAR SYSTEM

This ancient Greek philosopher used the lack of parallax to defend his geocentric view

Refers to a model of the solar system that is Earth-centered

The apparent shift in position of objects when viewed from different locations

This ancient Greek proposed a heliocentric solar system model, but it was not widely accepted

Kepler was able to show mathematically that the planets orbit the sun in paths in this shape

The sun and all the planets and other bodies that travel around it

This German mathematician formulated three principles (or laws) to describe planetary motion

Refers to a model of the solar system that is sun-centered

Why is parallax not visible when observers look at stars throughout the year?

This Italian scientist made many contributions to astronomy with his vastly improved telescope

This Polish astronomer proposed the first modern heliocentric model of the solar system

What type of solar system model is pictured?

Why has the theory on the structure of the solar system changed over the centuries?

Evidence gathered by Galileo to support a heliocentric model included...

What type of solar system model is pictured?

This Egyptian astronomer proposed a complicated geocentric model including "wheels-on-wheels"