HST 318 - UNIT 3 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
Why did Tyco Brahe create the Tyconic System? - Answers to keep the advantages of the
Copernican sytem, while making it also conform to scripture.
What problem did Tyco give Kepler that ultimately led Kepler to his three laws? - Answers the
problem of Mars
What Aristotlilian assumption did Kepler reject?
a. The idea of an infinite universe
b. The existence of an equant point
c. That the sun was the center of the universe
d. Uniform motion of the planets - Answers uniform motion of the planets
What did Galileo discover when he turned his telescope towards the heavens? - Answers that
the moon had crater and mountains (i.e. not perfect)
Why did Galileo's Dialogue of the Two Chief Systems get him in trouble with the Inquisition? -
Answers Because it was clear that the book was pro-Copernican, which was considered a
heretical idea.
What was significant about Galileo's work on motion? - Answers He was able to disprove
Aristotle's claim that heavier bodies would fall faster.
Why were the phases of Venus so important to Galileo? - Answers Because it proved that the
Earth went around the Sun and further challenged the Aristotelian universe.
What are "the Medician stars"? - Answers four moons circling Jupiter
Which natural philosopher crated the equant point? - Answers Ptolemy
What role did Copernicus' Neo-Platonist views play in his conception of the cosmos? - Answers
It led him to reject Ptolemy's conception of the universe because he relied on the equant point,
which violated the Neo-Platonist ideal of uniform motion.
Which of the following inventions played an essential role in the development of the Industrial
Revolution? - Answers steam engines
Which locomotive won the contest on the newly built Liverpool-Manchester railroad? - Answers
The Rocket
Why did Tyco Brahe create the Tyconic System? - Answers to keep the advantages of the
Copernican sytem, while making it also conform to scripture.
What problem did Tyco give Kepler that ultimately led Kepler to his three laws? - Answers the
problem of Mars
What Aristotlilian assumption did Kepler reject?
a. The idea of an infinite universe
b. The existence of an equant point
c. That the sun was the center of the universe
d. Uniform motion of the planets - Answers uniform motion of the planets
What did Galileo discover when he turned his telescope towards the heavens? - Answers that
the moon had crater and mountains (i.e. not perfect)
Why did Galileo's Dialogue of the Two Chief Systems get him in trouble with the Inquisition? -
Answers Because it was clear that the book was pro-Copernican, which was considered a
heretical idea.
What was significant about Galileo's work on motion? - Answers He was able to disprove
Aristotle's claim that heavier bodies would fall faster.
Why were the phases of Venus so important to Galileo? - Answers Because it proved that the
Earth went around the Sun and further challenged the Aristotelian universe.
What are "the Medician stars"? - Answers four moons circling Jupiter
Which natural philosopher crated the equant point? - Answers Ptolemy
What role did Copernicus' Neo-Platonist views play in his conception of the cosmos? - Answers
It led him to reject Ptolemy's conception of the universe because he relied on the equant point,
which violated the Neo-Platonist ideal of uniform motion.
Which of the following inventions played an essential role in the development of the Industrial
Revolution? - Answers steam engines
Which locomotive won the contest on the newly built Liverpool-Manchester railroad? - Answers
The Rocket
