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13. D uring t he f all, w hich 6 b right c onstellations a re v isible f rom C hicago? C an y ou

identify t he b right s tars P olaris, D eneb, A ltair a nd V ega? W hich a re i ncluded i n t he

summer t riangle?

14. C an y ou d escribe t he i mportance o f G alileo’s t wo p ublications l isted b elow?

a. T he S tarry M essenger

b. D ialogue o n t he T wo G reat W orld S ystems

15. C an y ou e xplain P tolemy’s g eocentric m odel o f t he U niverse?

16. C an y ou e xplain w hy T ycho B rahe i s s till k nown t oday f or h is o bservational d ata

and h is h iring o f J ohannes K epler?

17. C an y ou i dentify w hich o f t he f ollowing d escriptions g o w ith w hich o f K epler’s 3

laws o f p lanetary m otion?

a. T his l aw i s a bout t he s peed o f p lanet t raveling a round t he s un. A s a p lanet

orbits t he s un, t he l ine j oining t he S un a nd t he p lanet s weeps t hrough e qual

areas i n e qual t imes.

b. T his l aw i s a bout t he l ength o f t ime a p lanet t akes t o o rbit t he S un ( period

of r evolution). I f y ou u se t he u nit A U ( Astronomical U nit) t o m easure t he

average d istance o f t he p lanet f rom t he s un, K epler’s e quation a ppears i n i ts

simplest f orm: P 2 = R 3 w here P = p eriod o f r evolution a nd R = a verage

distance o f p lanet f rom s un ( semimajor a xis)

c. P lanets o rbit t he S un i n e llipses

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