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Who contributed in the discoveries in astronomy?

what is the parallax measure?

Astronomy

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what is the parallax measure?
Earth's diameter to find the distance of a star
suns diameter to find distance of a star
looking at the distance of each star
measuring parallel lines on a graph
2
Who contributed in the discoveries in astronomy?
Mr. Erb
Galileo Galilei
Bill Nye
isaac Newton
3
What math is primarily used in astronomy?
trigonometry
Quadratic functions
Log functions
algebra
4
When was math first used in astronomy?
to find the solar system
to calculate longitude and lattitude
to find the diameter of the sun
to calculate the distance of planets
5
what object did algebra help create?
telescope
planetariums
map
math books
6
Astronomy was most useful in creating...
Movies
Calendars
Pictures
Books
7
Meteors are made up of dust and rocks
true
trick question
none of the above
false
8
What was astronomy known as?
planets
galaxies
stars
detailed observations about the sky