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1、oror？Copernicus哥白尼(NicolausCopernicus,1473-1543),波兰天文学家、日心说创立者,近代天文学的奠基人。哥白尼经过长期的天文观测和研究,创立了更为科学的宇宙结构体系——日心说,从此否定了在西方统治达一千多年的地心说。Readcarefullyandtrytodrawthetwotheoriesoftheuniverse.BeforeCopernicus’theoryShowingCopernicus’theoryAdiagramshowingthesolarsystemwiththeEarthatitscentreA
2、diagramshowingthesolarsystemwiththeSunatitscentre1.What’sCopernicus’fear?2.HowdidCopernicusprovehistheory?3.Whatishistheory?Questions:1.What’sCopernicus’fear?HefearedthatthepowerfulChristianChurchwouldhavepunishedhimforevensuggestingsuchanidea.BrunowasbornfiveyearsafterCopernicusdi
3、ed.HestucktotheSun-centeredTheory,whichwasagainsttheChurch’swill.In1600,hewasburnttodeath.2.HowdidCopernicusprovehistheory?Hehadthoughtlongandhardabouttheseproblemsandtriedtofindananswer.Hehadobservationsofthestarsandusedallhismathematicalknowledgetoexplainthem.Allhiscalculationsan
4、dobservationsprovedthathistheorywasright.3.Whatishistheory?Thesunisthecentreofthesolarsystemwiththeplanetsgoingrounditandonlythemoonstillgoingroundtheearth.AtCopernicus’time,ChristianChurchwasinchargeofmanywesterncountries.TReadthroughthepassage,andtellwhetherthefollowingstatements
5、aretrueorfalse.3.Copernicusdidn’tshowhisnewtheorytohisfriendsuntilhecompletedit.4.Hisfriendswerenotinterestedinhisideas.TF2.Copernicusnoticedthatobservedfromtheearth,someplanetsappearsinfrontoforbehindtheearth.F5.SincehewasnotafraidofbeingattackedbytheChurch,Copernicuspublishedhisb
6、ookassoonashefinishedworkingonit.6.Newton,Einstein,andHawkingareallscientistswhomadecontributiontothestudyoftheuniverse.FTCopernicuswas______becausehefoundtheearthwasnotthecentreofthesolar_____,onlyifyouputthesuntheredidthe_______oftheotherplanetsinthesky_________Hekeptimprovinghis
7、newtheoryuntilhefeltitwas_____in1514.HeSuggestedthattheearthwas_____asitwentroundthesun.HisFriendswere______andencouragedhimtopublishhisideas,butCopernicuswas_______hedidn’twanttobe______byChristianChurch.Infact,hewasright.TheChurch______histheory,sayingitwasagainstGod’sidea.confus
8、edsystemmovementsmakesense
