Ptolemaic and copernican models of solar system

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1. Why were ancient populations so taken with the stars and planets? What was your first memory of viewing the night sky?

2. Identify one of the mysteries of the universe or people who sought to understand the universe. Did the scientific method play into the early understanding? What was the basis for study of that period? In your response (a), describe the person or phenomena (b), how were the ideas for understanding accepted for that time, and (c), how does it fit with society's understanding of the universe today? How does it fit with astronomers' understanding of the universe today? How does this fit with your personal belief of the universe?

3. Review "Kepler's Second Law" lab in MasteringAstronomy. State Kepler's Second Law, and describe what you observe about the green shaded region. Is a planet's orbital speed constant? What did Kepler observe about the orbit of Mars that helped him conclude its orbit is elliptical?

4. Briefly describe the Ptolemaic and Copernican models of the solar system. What was the basic flaw of the Ptolemaic system? Is the Copernican model also flawed? If so, in what way?

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