Galileo: Sun-Centered System

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WGBH Educational Foundation

Subject:

Science and Technology

Institution Name:

Teachers Domain

Collection:

Teachers' Domain

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary

Abstract:

In the early 1600s, most people believed that the Sun revolved around a stationary Earth. This video segment adapted from NOVA tells how Galileo proved that the Sun, not Earth, is at the center of our universe.

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Curriculum Standards

Media Format:

Video

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2006, 2002 WGBH Educational Foundation. All Rights Reserved. A NOVA Production by Green Umbrella, LTD for WGBH/Boston in association with Channel 4. Still images courtesy of Nicholaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork, Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence, Calvin College Observatory, Image Bank Film by Getty Images, Paul Almasy/CORBIS and Archivo Iconografico, S.A./CORBIS.