Question

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who believed that the planets must move in perfect circles.
True
False

Answer 1

pretty sure thats true, on thing that scares me is the word perfect

Answer 2

yea i had the same feeling..

Answer 3

Not DIRECTLY related to your question, but if you are taking a class on astronomy, you should really check out Niel deGrasse Tyson. He's an amazing speaker: http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/watch

also, CARL SAGAN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY59wZdCDo0

:D

Answer 4

haha will def do that later xD

Answer 5

For example, here is a FANTASTIC video about the sun and how it works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY59wZdCDo0

ALSO here is an adorable song which will help you remember how the sun shines: http://youtu.be/3JdWlSF195Y

and THIS is an even cooler (though possibly less adorable music video) on how the sun REALLY shies: http://youtu.be/sLkGSV9WDMA

Answer 6

This is true and evidence of this can be found in the book Scientific development and misconceptions through the ages: a reference guide
By Robert E. Krebs (see link below)


Book link: http://books.google.com/books?id=4iApVikcj9UC&pg=PA164&lpg=PA164&dq=%22planets+must+move+in+perfect+circles%22+aristotle&source=bl&ots=U2uOailuAm&sig=rtzUqyG7AmVUnLa0QbwIx-CUb8Y&hl=en&ei=tuA1Tqr5OYbEgQf1z6T2DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22planets%20must%20move%20in%20perfect%20circles%22%20aristotle&f=false


See attached for the page I'm referencing.

Answer 7

oh! okay!

Answer 8

http://www.twiddla.com/584829