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Earth Science - The Ancient Roots of Astronomy

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This introductory lecture surveys astronomy’s branches and traces its development from ancient Greek geocentric models through Ptolemy, Copernicus, and Tycho Brahe’s observations.

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Introduction
What is Astronomy
Branches of Astronomy
Ancient Astronomy
Ancient Greece
Geocentric Model
Ptolemy
Retrograde Motion
Ancient Astronomy Timeline
Modern Astronomy
Copernicus
Publication
Tycho Brahe
Stellar Parallax
Naked Eye Observations
Questions
Nicholas Copernicus
Aerith Anis
Conclusion

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