If you don't have the telescope...

in science •  6 years ago 

Or the time...

You can see below what Galileo observed; in an animated gif.

Its was by plotting these changes in the positions of the galilean moons that Galileo was able to demonstrate that they were bodies that revolve around jupiter and therefore that all things did not revolve around the earth and hence this was another reason why it was not the center of the universe.

Jupiter and the Galilean moons animation.gif
By National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Malin Space Science Systems - "Juno Approach Movie of Jupiter and the Galilean Moons" by NASAJuno on YouTube, Public Domain, Link

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good to see you posting gavvet! :) hope all is well.

Cool. Nice visualisation which the school system fails to show us. I have learned about the theory behind Galileo's discovery but never got to see what he based his finding on. Thanks for the post :)

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Very interesting and inspiring! Good job