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: [[Galileo]] noticed in the [[observation]]s that there were 4 [[moon]]s that seemed to [[orbit]] [[Jupiter]] which proved [[Ptolemy]]'s [[Geocentric Model]] of [[The Solar System]] was not true because not everything [[orbit]]ted the [[Earth]]. | : [[Galileo]] noticed in the [[observation]]s that there were 4 [[moon]]s that seemed to [[orbit]] [[Jupiter]] which proved [[Ptolemy]]'s [[Geocentric Model]] of [[The Solar System]] was not true because not everything [[orbit]]ted the [[Earth]]. | ||
: [[Galileo]] then went on to claim that the [[Earth]] was not the centre of [[The Solar System]] but the [[Sun]] was the centre and the [[planet]]s [[orbit]]ted the [[Sun]]. | : [[Galileo]] then went on to claim that the [[Earth]] was not the centre of [[The Solar System]] but the [[Sun]] was the centre and the [[planet]]s [[orbit]]ted the [[Sun]]. | ||
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: Unfortunately many religious people did not like this idea and [[Galileo]] was put under house arrest for [[heresy]] until he died several years later. | : Unfortunately many religious people did not like this idea and [[Galileo]] was put under house arrest for [[heresy]] until he died several years later. | ||
Revision as of 12:47, 5 April 2019
Key Stage 2
Meaning
The Heliocentric Model of The Solar System is a model of The Solar System that placed The Sun at the centre.
About the Heliocentric Model
- 400 years ago an astronomer named Galileo made observations of the planet Jupiter using a new invention called a telescope.
- Galileo noticed in the observations that there were 4 moons that seemed to orbit Jupiter which proved Ptolemy's Geocentric Model of The Solar System was not true because not everything orbitted the Earth.
- Galileo then went on to claim that the Earth was not the centre of The Solar System but the Sun was the centre and the planets orbitted the Sun.
- Unfortunately many religious people did not like this idea and Galileo was put under house arrest for heresy until he died several years later.