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Assess one of the models of the Universe developed from the time of Aristotle to the time of Newton
to identify limitations placed on the development of the model by the technology available at the time.
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• Using this instrument, he observed the movements of jupiter. Through this he discovered four
of its moons in orbit around the planet. He discovered this as he observed the planet for
various nights, drawing the phases of what he see to be orbiting jupiter. These were said to
occasionally be in front of the planet and sometimes behind it. Galileo then stated that these
are moons of Jupiter that orbit it just as our moon orbits the earth. This then however proved
that no all objects orbit the earth, as previous models suggested.
The information I was using was valid, as they were only collected from published educational text
books for secondary students.
The information I collected was reliable as for every source that I used contained the same
information regarding the theories and predictions of Galileo.
According to the oxford dictionary; an astronomer studies the movements of the stars and planets,
whist an astrologer studies how the stars may affect peoples lives.