Astronomy 106 Quiz 10

 

  1. What was found in Constantinople in 1410 that stimulated European intellectuals to take a fresh new look at the Earth?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1.  Who was the first to suggest that it might possible to sail west from Spain to reach India?

 

 

 

 

  1. What are the two types of lenses needed to make a telescope of the “Galilean” variety?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What, according to Panek, was Galileo’s “most momentous discovery” described in the Starry Messenger?