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Using his telescope, Galileo observed Jupiter over a period of months. He easily noticed the 4 largest moons. Which you can remember using this simple pneumonic device.
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Io, Europoa, Ganeimyde, and Callisto
Anyway, he observed these over a period of month, and sketched their movements every week or so, and eventually began to notice that they would disappear for a day or two, and then reappear on the other side of Jupiter. Logically they must have been orbiting around Jupiter.
This contradicted the Ptolemic model in which all objects in space orbited around the earth.
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∙ 14y agoGalileo discovered that the moon was not perfect, the milky way was made up of a myriad of stars too small to see, and four new moons orbiting Jupiter. The new moons of Jupiter supported the Copernican theory over the Ptolemaic model.
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∙ 12y agoThe complete cycle of Venus' phases.
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Who refuted spontaneous generation?
It was Louis Pasteur who refuted the theory of spontaneous generation. Pasteur was a French scientist who lived from 1822 to 1895.
Why did people not believe Galileo?
Anti-Catholics often cite the Galileo case as an example of the Church refusing to abandon outdated or incorrect teaching, and clinging to a "tradition." They fail to realize that the judges who presided over Galileo's case were not the only people who held to a geocentric view of the universe. It was the received view among scientists at the time. Centuries earlier, Aristotle had refuted heliocentricity, and by Galileo's time, nearly every major thinker subscribed to a geocentric view. Copernicus refrained from publishing his heliocentric theory for some time, not out of fear of censure from the Church, but out of fear of ridicule from his colleagues. Many people wrongly believe Galileo proved heliocentricity. He could not answer the strongest argument against it, which had been made nearly two thousand years earlier by Aristotle: If heliocentrism were true, then there would be observable parallax shifts in the stars' positions as the earth moved in its orbit around the sun. However, given the technology of Galileo's time, no such shifts in their positions could be observed. It would require more sensitive measuring equipment than was available in Galileo's day to document the existence of these shifts, given the stars' great distance. Until then, the available evidence suggested that the stars were fixed in their positions relative to the earth, and, thus, that the earth and the stars were not moving in space-only the sun, moon, and planets were. Thus Galileo did not prove the theory by the Aristotelian standards of science in his day. In his Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina and other documents, Galileo claimed that the Copernican theory had the "sensible demonstrations" needed according to Aristotelian science, but most knew that such demonstrations were not yet forthcoming. Most astronomers in that day were not convinced of the great distance of the stars that the Copernican theory required to account for the absence of observable parallax shifts. This is one of the main reasons why the respected astronomer Tycho Brahe refused to adopt Copernicus fully. Galileo could have safely proposed heliocentricity as a theory or a method to more simply account for the planets' motions. His problem arose when he stopped proposing it as a scientific theory and began proclaiming it as truth, though there was no conclusive proof of it at the time. Even so, Galileo would not have been in so much trouble if he had chosen to stay within the realm of science and out of the realm of theology. But, despite his friends' warnings, he insisted on moving the debate onto theological grounds. When the church shut him down , He had to look elsewhere for idea's. Then he turned to earlyer scientists from rome.
What is the frequency of creation of the universe in the theory of continuous creation?
All the time. That is the meaning of continuous. However this theory was refuted when the 3K background radiation was detected, confirming the big bang.
The process by which an organism grows and changes over time?
(The fact of) Evolution. The fact of evolution applies to individual organisms and can not be refuted.
Who was francisco redi and what did he do?
Francesco Redi is one of the scientists who refuted and helped disprove the theory of "Spontaneous generation" ( this theory suggests that life comes from non living things. ex: dead meat can naturally form from rotting meat).
A testable explanation thats supported or refuted is called a?
A testable explanation that is supported or refuted is called a hypothesis.
Who refuted spontaneous generation?
It was Louis Pasteur who refuted the theory of spontaneous generation. Pasteur was a French scientist who lived from 1822 to 1895.
What is irrefutable?
that cannot be refuted or disproved: irrefutable logic.
In a research paper a thesis should?
express an idea that can be refuted or defended
What evidence would have refuted Mendeleev's predictions?
Mendeleev predictions were correct.
Use refute in a sentence?
the master refuted the padowan. Use another sentence.
In a research paper a thesis statement should .?
express an idea that can be refuted or defended
What is a sentence with the word refute in it?
maria refuted the president's argument as she yelled and gesticulated at the t.v.
What is a sentence for deceit?
Creationists use deceit to advance their often refuted ideological positions.
Theory of Evolution by Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics?
This is the theory of Lamarck and it is long refuted.
What ideas about evolution did Lamark propse?
Two main concepts. The concept of acquired characteristics where a characteristic, such as developed muscles, could be passed on to progeny. Refuted. Also the concept that organisms have a innate " desire " to evolve in certain directions. Also refuted.
Was Ahmed Deedat a Fraud?
Essentially all of Ahmed Deedat's arguments have been debunked and refuted.
