How Did Galileo Perfect And What Did He Use It To Prove?

Section One: New Views of the Universe
1. What was the old (incorrect) Ptolemaic view of the universe?
Ptolemaic view was that everything revolved around Earth.

2 Summarize Copernicus’ heliocentric system
Copernicus’ view was that everything revolved around the sun.

3. What new invention did Galileo perfect and what did he use it to prove?
Galileo perfected the telescope. He proved that there was satellites circling Jupiter with the use of the telescope.

4. How did the Catholic Church respond to Galileo’s findings?
The Catholic Church threatened to excommunicate Galileo.

Section Two: The New Scientific Method
5. What is the real goal of science?
To find the truth.

6. Describe the Inductive (Scientific) Method in your own words.
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