https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1 en-us 2018-10-10 13:23:05 UTC 2024-06-06 17:49:44 UTC hello@padlet.com perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291226173 He found that earth was the center of the universe, and that the positions of the stars would change if the earth was moving around something. He called these star movements a parallax.]]> 2018-10-10 13:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291226173 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291227191 Stagira, Chalcidice]]> 2018-10-10 13:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291227191 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291227758 This was important because it was one of the first theories to be made concerning the position of the earth in the universe. He started the chain of many theories to come. Although his was incorrect, he still was very important to the history of the solar system as we know it. 
Fun facts: Aristotle’s father was the personal physician to the king, Amyntas of Macedon. ]]> 2018-10-10 13:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291227758 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291228301 - Aristotle’s father was the personal physician to the king, Amyntas of Macedon.
- Aristotle's name means, "the best purpose"]]> 2018-10-10 13:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291228301 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291231962 2018-10-10 13:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291231962 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291234806 2018-10-10 13:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291234806 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291235269 2018-10-10 13:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291235269 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291235700 2018-10-10 13:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291235700 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291236036 2018-10-10 13:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291236036 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291697808 Samos, Greece]]> 2018-10-11 13:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291697808 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291698026 Aristarchus is famous for creating the first heliocentric model of the universe. Not a lot of people would accept his idea at the time, but he still made important scientific discoveries by attempting to measure the distance between Earth and Moon. ]]> 2018-10-11 13:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291698026 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291698181 This was important because even though his ratio of distance was too small, this still acted as an inspiration to many scientists in the future. Not to mention, he was the first to come up with the correct model of the universe in the first place.]]> 2018-10-11 13:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291698181 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291698402 Full name: Aristarchus of Samos]]> 2018-10-11 13:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291698402 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291698658 Alexandria, Egypt (part of Ancient Rome at the time)]]> 2018-10-11 13:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291698658 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291699415 He figured out the movements of the planets. He wrote a book that described the movements of the planets. This book was called the Almagest, and contained up to 800 year old information. He also created a geocentric model of the solar system. His model said that the planets moved by themselves in small circles, then together in larger circles, (all at constant speeds and the circles being perfect). ]]> 2018-10-11 13:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291699415 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291699732 This theory of his helped scientists in the future to discover how the planets moved.]]> 2018-10-11 13:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291699732 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291699931 Ptolemy was born in Egypt, a place different than the birthplace of the other early thinkers. ]]> 2018-10-11 13:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291699931 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291700274 Toruń, Poland]]> 2018-10-11 13:13:42 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291700274 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291700601 Created the first detailed heliocentric model of the solar system. Combined Ptolemy’s “wheels on wheels” idea with Artistacharus’s heliocentric model to provide more information and a more accurate model.]]> 2018-10-11 13:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291700601 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291700729 His discoveries were seen as the first step into creating a modern (understanding of the) solar system.]]> 2018-10-11 13:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291700729 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291701077 Copernicus, in his time, could still only make observations with the naked eye, meaning his observations were phenomenal for the technology he possessed. ]]> 2018-10-11 13:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291701077 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291701267 Weil der Stadt, Germany]]> 2018-10-11 13:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291701267 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291701441 Discovered that planets traveled in ellipses, not in perfect circles. He also wrote Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. ]]> 2018-10-11 13:15:20 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291701441 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291701663 These laws are still followed today, and were drastically different than the observations made previously. Kepler really changed history and science.]]> 2018-10-11 13:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291701663 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291701850 He was a mathematician and an astronomer. ]]> 2018-10-11 13:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291701850 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291702998 2018-10-11 13:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291702998 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291703122 Pisa, Italy]]> 2018-10-11 13:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291703122 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291703379 Galileo did a lot of things, but to do with the solar system, he improved the newly invented telescope, making it much more powerful. He used his new device to observe the planets and stars, and studied the different moons orbiting Jupiter. This proved that other things in space could be orbited besides earth, supporting the heliocentric theory. He also compared Venus’s phases to the Earth’s moon. ]]> 2018-10-11 13:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291703379 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291703585 His discoveries were important because they stood as a base for other scientists to build upon. He improved the telescope for future use, and helped people understand the universe more deeply. ]]> 2018-10-11 13:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291703585 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291703807 Galileo approached the questions he had using scientific methods. He also made significant discoveries about GRAVITY by dropping two different weighted objects off the leaning tower of Pisa. ]]> 2018-10-11 13:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291703807 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291705168 2018-10-11 13:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291705168 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291706350 2018-10-11 13:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291706350 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291707049 2018-10-11 13:22:53 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291707049 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291708414 2018-10-11 13:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291708414 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291709710 2018-10-11 13:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291709710 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291710313 2018-10-11 13:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291710313 perryla2 https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291711217 2018-10-11 13:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/perryla2/61agyqvw3za1/wish/291711217