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What did he see when he turned his 30 power telescope towards Jupiter and saw on January 7, 1610?

 

1. The Milkey Way
2. 3 Stars orbiting Jupiter
3. A Cow
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

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John Smith

John Smith

John Smith
John Smith

Answered Sep 08, 2016

Using a telescope, Galileo discovered3 stars orbiting Jupieter on january 7, 1610. He turned his 30 power telescope towards jupiter, and found three small, bright stars near the planet. one was off to the west, the other two were to the east, all three in a straight line. the following evening, galileo once again took a look at jupiter, and found that all three of the stars were now west of the planet, still in a straight line! observations over the following weeks lead galileo to the inescapable conclusion that these small stars were actually small satellites that were rotating about jupiter. if there were satellites that didnt move around the earth, wasnt it possible that the earth was not the center of the universe?

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