Ancient and Modern Astronomy Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- aristotle: student of plato.
- anaxagoras: explained moon phases.
- deferents: large orbital circles.
- ptolemy: modeled planet motions.
- philosophers: used logic for universe.
- earth: meaning of "geo."
- eudoxus: proposed fixed spheres.
- hipparchus: ranked star brightness.
- aristarchus: first heliocentric view.
- sun: meaning of "helios."
- eratosthenes: computed earth's size.
- epicycles: small planetary circles.
- sphere: shape of the earth.
- greece: center of golden age.
- stadia: ancient unit of measure.
