Oas Community College

Calzada, Oas, Albay

Module 2 – MC Science 5

ASTRONOMY

NAME: AERA LOPEZ YEAR & SECTION: BSEDIII-C(SCIENCE

Module Title: Astronomy and Space Science

A. Learning Task Activity (You may use separate bond paper for your answer)

1. Origin of Astronomy and its meaning.

ANSWER:

The earliest sophisticated astronomy arose in ancient Babylonia, in central Mesopotamia, and there
are three reasons why it happened there rather than, say, in ancient Greece. The Ancient Greeks
developed astronomy, which they treated as a branch of mathematics, to a highly sophisticated level.
The first geometrical, three-dimensional models to explain the apparent motion of the planets were
developed in the 4th century BC by Eudoxus of Cnidus and Callippus of Cyzicus. Astronomy is the study
of the physical laws, compositions, motions, and origins, and death of all celestial bodies.

2. Who were the early astronomers and their accomplishments?

ANSWER:

 Ptolemy- He believed that the Earth was the center of the Universe. The word for earth in Greek
is geo, so we call this idea a "geocentric" theory. Ptolemy made contributions to astronomy,
mathematics, geography, musical theory, and optics. He compiled a star catalog and the earliest
surviving table of a trigonometric function and established mathematically that an object and its
mirror image must make equal angles to a mirror.
 Aristotle,- He was a champion observer. He was one of the first to study plants, animals, and
people in a scientific way, and he did believe in experimenting whenever possible and
developed logical ways of thinking. Aristotle contributed a geocentric model for the universe, in
4C BC. with Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn moving around the Earth,
with fixed stars beyond
 Copernicus- was a polish astronomer known as the father of modern astronomy. He was the
first modern European scientist to propose that Earth and other planets revolve around the sun,
or the Heliocentric Theory of the universe.His heliocentric system put the Sun (helio) at the
center of our system.
 Galileo- He is considered as the father of observational astronomy.
 - He invented a hydrostatic balance
- He invented a forerunner to the modern thermometer.
- He is credited with the invention of an improved military compass.
- He discovered that pendulums were isochronous.
- He proved the heliocentric model through his discovery of the phases of venue.
- He discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter.
- His books the assayer is considered a pioneering work of the scientific method.
- He stated the basic principle of relativity.
- He is considered the father of modern science.

3. Compare in a paragraph form the accomplishments during the Early Astronomy and Astronomy
Today.
ANSWER:

The accomplishment during the early astronomy are , it develops an accurate calendar and time
keeping system, to plan and builds temples and pyramids and to develop an early form of mathematics
while the accomplishments of today's astronomy are the telescopes were invented, the Newton's law of
gravitation are known, the special type of stars, the stellar photometry, the spectroscopy, the galactic
radiation as well as the Einstein completed the gravitation and the general theory of relativity are
discovered.

4. Construct a concept map on the events that took place in the study of Astronomy based form what
you read.

V. Post-Test/Assessment

A. In 10 minutes’ time write one short paragraph on what you have learn from this module number 2.
I learned that astronomy is the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere. That
includes objects we can see with our naked eyes, like the Sun , the Moon , the planets, and the stars . It
also includes objects we can only see with telescopes or other instruments, like faraway galaxies and
tiny particles. There are two principal types of astronomers which is observational astronomers that
work with telescopes on the ground or in space to answer questions or test theories. Astronomy is
different from most sciences in that researchers cannot directly interact with the objects they study.
Astronomy combines aspects of maths and physics to study how the universe was formed and the
celestial bodies that are contained within it. It is the oldest of the natural sciences. Astronomy is
important because knowing something about our place in the universe directly informs us regarding the
most important questions humans can ask, like who are we? Ironically, it doesn’t answer these
questions but only raises many more questions, both philosophical and scientific. So far, this astronomy
gives me knowledge on what's going on in the universe and it improves the life of the people around us.