Which 1728 discovery by James Bradley gave direct evidence for Earth's motion around the Sun?
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Aberration of light
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Which 1728 discovery by James Bradley gave direct evidence for Earth's motion around the Sun?
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Aberration of light
Which Newton work gave a mathematical basis for Kepler's laws and heliocentric dynamics?
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Principia Mathematica
Which 1619 Kepler book presented his third law of planetary motion?
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Harmonices Mundi
In Kepler's model, the Sun lies at one what of each planet's elliptical orbit?
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Focus
What astronomical term names the Sun's apparent annual path on the celestial sphere?
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Ecliptic
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Which Newton work gave a mathematical basis for Kepler's laws and heliocentric dynamics?
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Principia Mathematica
Which 1619 Kepler book presented his third law of planetary motion?
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Harmonices Mundi
Which geoheliocentric model had the Sun orbit Earth while other planets orbited the Sun?
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Tychonic system
Which 1615 Galileo letter defended Copernicanism while discussing biblical interpretation?
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Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina
Which 1610 book announced Galileo's telescopic discoveries that challenged geocentrism?
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Sidereus Nuncius
Which pope was De revolutionibus dedicated to in 1543?
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Pope Paul III
Who wrote the unsigned preface to De revolutionibus that framed the model as a calculation tool?
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Andreas Osiander
Which Italian scientist used telescopic evidence to support Copernicanism?
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Galileo Galilei
What collective name is given to Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto?
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Galilean moons