Multiple Choice
Which of the following books of tabulated predicted planet positions was not based on uniform circular motion
A) the Rudolphine Tables by Kepler
B) the Prutenic Tables based on Copernicus' model
C) the Alphonsine Tables based on Ptolemy's observations and calculations
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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Q7: _ orbit is one in which an
Q8: Compare the circular velocities of the satellites
Q9: Kepler's second law of planetary motion states
Q10: Retrograde motion is from (north, south, east,
Q11: The geometry of an ellipse is described
Q13: Ancient astronomers thought the heavens were perfect
Q14: If a planet takes 140 years to
Q15: Ptolemy's model of the universe<br>A)was heliocentric.<br>B)included elliptical
Q16: The eccentricity of a planet's orbit describes<br>A)westward
Q17: Uranus's orbital period is 84 years. How