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Copernicus - School Essays

Copernicus

' work on planetary motion stood an a very high mathematical level
for his times. His theory explained how all the celestial bodies move around
the Sun. It took Nicolaus 30 years of mathematical research to form a theory
about planetary motion. The three most popular instruments which
used were quadrant, armilla, and triquetrum. All furnish some measure of the
position of the heavenly body. It took an endless amount of mathematical
calculations to come up with the Copernicus' theory. He had to find out how
fast the Earth spins around the Sun, and how far the Sun is. He also had to
calculate the length of the orbit of the Earth. People use math in every walk
of life. In our days ...

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Added: 6/22/2005 03:33:40 PM
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