Astronomy+of+the+16th+and+18th+centuries

Aditya Zadgaonkar
===Describe the new astronomy of the 16th and 17th centuries and analyze the ways in which it changed scientific thought and methods. ===

 Thesis :  In the 16th and the 17th centuries scientist like Galileo, Copernicus, and Kepler, through research, proved that the universe is heliocentric not geocentric, causing a new growth in religious skepticism.


 * __Copernicus:__**
 * //On the revolution of the Heavenly spheres//
 * Heliocentric Universe
 * Set Planetary order
 * Church quiet
 * Luther Rejected idea
 * Provided base for future scientist
 * __Galileo:__**
 * Telescope
 * Discovered that other planets are composed of the same materials
 * Discovered sunspots
 * //The Starry Messenger//
 * //Dialogue on the Two Chief System: Ptolemaic and// //Copernican//
 * Condemned for heresy
 * House Arrest
 * Principles of motion and mechanics
 * Strong evidence of Heliocentric Theory
 * __Kepler:__**
 * Object in elliptical orbit not on circle
 * Three planetary motion
 * Planets faster around the sun
 * Square of revolution = to the cube of the average distance from the sun
 * More evidence of Heliocentric Theory