GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

SOLAR SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which two scientists developed a model of the solar system most like the one used today?
A
Copernicus & Galileo
B
Galileo & Aristotle
C
Copernicus & Ptolemy
D
Aristotle & Ptolemy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -But, in the 17th century the work of Kepler, Galileo, and Newton would build on the heliocentric Universe of Copernicus and produce the revolution that would sweep away completely the ideas of Aristotle and replace them with the modern view of astronomy and natural science.

Detailed explanation-2: -The idea that Galileo and Copernicus had in common was a heliocentric model of the universe, or the idea that the Sun and not the Earth was at the center of the solar system.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nicholas Copernicus and Galileo Galilei were two scientists who printed books that later became banned. Copernicus faced no persecution when he was alive because he died shortly after publishing his book. Galileo, on the other hand, was tried by the Inquisition after his book was published.

Detailed explanation-4: -Geocentric and Heliocentric Models. Modeled the movements of the Sun, the Moon, and the five known planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) in the skies to great accuracy, with a geocentric system of orbits and epicycles.

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