UsinglanguageB5U1.pptVIP

All his mathematical calculations led to the same conclusion: that the earth was not the centre of the solar system. Only if you put the sun there did the movements of the other planets in the sky make sense. 5. How did he explain changes in the movement of the planets and in the brightness of the stars? (Para 4) * Mercury 水星 Mars 火星 Venus 金星 Earth 地球 Jupiter 木星 Saturn 土星 Uranus 天王星 Neptune海王星 or ？ What is the centre of the solar system? Who told us about the theory? What happened next? When? Nicolaus Copernicus Copernicus was one of the first scientists to use mathematical observations to collect information. He believed the sun is the center of the universe and the earth and other planets goes around it. Scanning Find the time clue in the passage and finish the Brief Introduction of Copernicus. Birth: Death: Place of Birth: Career: Brief Introduction of Copernicus February 19, 1473 May 24, 1543 Toruń (托伦), Poland 1491-1494 Studied mathematics at Kraków(克拉科夫) Academy 1496 Went to Italy to study astronomy and law at the University of Bologna（博洛尼亚） 1510-1514 ？ 1514 ？ 1543 ？ He worked on his new theory ,improving the theory until he felt it was complete. He showed the theory privately to his friends. Published his theory as he lay dying. Read the text carefully, then answer these questions. Careful reading 2. What was his theory about? (Para 1) Why would he not tell about his theory? (Para 1) 3. What had the astronomers noticed in the sky? (Para 2) 4. When did Copernicus complete his theory? (Para 3) 1.Why could not he tell about his theory? Because the powerful Christian Church would have punished him for even suggesting such an idea. 2. What was his theory about? 3 What had the astronomers noticed in the sky? They had noticed that some planets in the sky seemed to stop, move backward and then go forward in a loop. Others appeared brighter at times and less bright at o