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College of Communication
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Section: 4D Activity #03

Intellectual revolutions that defined society: Copernicus

A. Complete a table like the one below by writing five ancient beliefs/practices in
Astronomy, and their modern-day theory or explanation. An italized examples is
provided below. (10 points)

Ancient beliefs and practices in Modern-day theory or explanation

Astronomy

E.g. Planets revolve around the Earth. All planets, including Earth, revolve the sun.

1. The motion of planets is a fixed The Sun is at one focus of the elliptical orbits
circular motion. the planets are in.

2. The Bible serves as the foundation for Astronomical studies no longer start with the
astronomers' theories. Bible.

3. Wandering stars are celestial bodies The sun, moon, and planets have now been
that displayed unusual behavior. identified as the wandering stars.

4. The Earth is shaped like a sphere or a The Earth is oblate in shape.

ball and is round.

5. Because they believed that pharaohs Since the Earth's axis is not fixed, the stars
turned into stars in the northern sky move and do not remain in the same location
after death, the ancient Egyptians across time.
constructed pyramids and temples
facing north.
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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs
College of Communication
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Question #3: How were the people behind heliocentrism able to convince the public about it?

They were able to persuade the public of heliocentrism—the notion that the sun is the solar
system's center—through Galileo Galilei. By creating his telescopes, he contributed to the
validation of Nicolas Copernicus's theory that the sun, not the earth, is the solar system's center
of gravity. Galileo noticed four moons orbiting Jupiter, which provided confirmation for
Copernicus' heliocentric hypothesis. Every night, he plotted the positions of the four Medicean
stars. Galileo eventually realized the "stars" were actually moons orbiting Jupiter. Galileo also
saw Venus's phases, which demonstrated that the planet revolves around the Sun. Despite the
biblical concerns that his detractors raised, he was still able to compile evidence to support the
Copernican concept.