Orbital Mechanics Figures

Which scientist helped in the creation of the atomic bomb?

Which historical figure first thought that all planets revolved around the sun?

Which philosopher collarborated with Sir Isaac Newton?

Whose ideas had been proposed as early as about 200 B.C. by Aristarchus of Samos?

Who conducted an experiment involving an apple that helped discover his theories?

Who used the brightness of planets to prove his orbital theory?

Which scientist had orbital measurements accurate to half an arcminute?

What theory determined that the laws of physics are the same for all non-accelerating observers

Who created the three laws of planetary motion?

Which theorist propsed that a planet's motion is determined by compounding velocities?

Whose laws of motion are used to find the motion of rockets and other spacecraft?

<p>Which of these is not one of Keplar's laws? </p>

Which philosopher believed that earth was surrounded by 10 concentric circles?

Who was the first to theorize about orbital mechanics?

What scientist has a unit of measurement named after him?

Who published a book about orbitals called Epitome Astronomiae?

Hooke's law is exemplified by which of the following?

Which scientist heavily relied on comets for orbital information?

What is the formula for the theory of relativity?

The belief that the Sun orbited between Venus and Mars belonged to whom?

Which historical figure believed that the sun and the planets revolved around the earth?

Who is considered to have the most accurate observations before the invention of the telescope?

Which theorist worked for Tycho Brahe for a short period of time?

Who found the distance to the star, Gamma Draconis, from Earth?

Which scientist created the theory of relativity?

Who created the laws of motion?

Whose ideas remained mostly unseen for 100 years after his death due to his fear of ridicule?

Whose observations on planetary motion significantly helped Kepler create his theories?