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The Discovery Of The Solar System Lesson PlanThe Discovery Of The Solar System Lesson Plan
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The Discovery Of The Solar System

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Pupils study the heliocentric theory of Copernicus, the ideas behind it and the explanations which it displaced. A discussion of retrograde motion of planets helps students explain the logic underlying the ideas of both Ptolemy and Copernicus.

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copernicus, planets, the solar system

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copernicus, planets, solar system, science

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