• QUESTIONS BEFORE LECTURE 2

now think about these

• Have you ever looked through a telescope? If not why not? While you're a student at Madison, you have the opportunity to. For information, see
  • LECTURE 2 SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL
• What are the most common misconceptions about orbits of planets? Did you (do you) have any of them?
• How did Copernicus specifically change a part of the Aristotlean worldview?
• How can a person tell if a new light in the sky is a star, planet, or atmospheric phenomenon?
• How did Tycho specifically change a part of the Aristotlean worldview?
• Why were epicycles necessary?
• How did Kepler specifically change a part of the Aristotlean worldview?
• How did Galileo's observations with a telescope specifically change a part of the Aristotlean worldview?
• Read about these scientists in the text Physics for Poets. How were Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler, Bruno, and Galileo each courageous?