The major premises of Copernicus's theory are that the earth rotates daily on its axis and revolves yearly around the sun. He argued, furthermore, that the planets also circle the sun, and that the earth precesses on its axis (wobbles like a top) as it rotates. ... It is for this reason that I believe that Galileo's discoveries have made him one of the most influential people in history....
Throughout history, religion has caused much controversy towards the people that were trying to find out the scientific way of creation. ... The gas and dust around the sun started to clump together. These later became the planets, which now circulate the sun. ... The sun came in effect when god said, "Let there be light." ... This oxygen protects the earth from the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun. ...
Decades earlier, Copernicus's scientific argument that the earth revolved around the sun was scoffed at by the church, but Galileo was able to verify that Copernicus had been correct all along and used his superior telescope to prove it. ... Early in his life, Galileo's physical science theories conflicted with some of the greatest minds in history, including Aristotle. ...
They could predict and locate the positions of the sun, moon and other planets. ... Moreover, Al-Khwarizmi performed detailed calculations of the positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets. ... History tells us that they made lots of victories. ... If you trace the history of any field of human knowledge, you will find that Muslims are the roots of this science....
Throughout the years, many people have constructed answers popular to their own beliefs regarding the history of these stones (Lynch Swanzey and Coakley, 72). ... He also expanded his view to focus in on "celestial bodies other than the sun (Hawkins, 79)" such as the moon or planets. ... He has also concluded that Stonehenge was used to predict the positions of the sun and the moon relative to earth and thereby, the seasons, and thus, illustrating Stonehenge's calendar-like function. ...
As stated above, demonic possession is a very religious event and this remains true through out much of history. ... The Bible is used to explain events from hundreds of years and as a modern day text, is used more to demine morality and ethics than why the sun sets and our place in the universe. ...
Throughout history, scientists have recorded their findings and have used them to influence and help future generations of scientists in their research. ... The thesis of this book is that the earth moves around the sun. ... "Even from history, however, that new concept will not be forthcoming if historical data continue to be sought and scrutinized mainly to answer questions posed by the unhistorical stereotype drawn from science texts. ...
All the more critically, he did have the profit of nineteenth century investigative history, which let him know that one exploratory thought after an alternate had tumbled down, invalidated by the experimental strategy itself. Copernicus negated Ptolemy, demonstrating that the sun does not circle the earth. ...
