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4. Aristarchus of Samos ~ 310 BC - 230 BC ~ Greek ~ To discover the sizes and distances of the Sun and Moon ~ He is seeing the Moon and the Sun from the distances that they are at ~ It effects the future by allowing astronauts to get to the Moon and back due to the discovery of the coordinates Table of Contents

5. Zhang Heng ~ Han Dynasty (206 CE- 220 BCE) ~ China ~ To discover what causes solar and lunar eclipses ~ He is seeing the pattern of the lunar and solar eclipses ~ It helps take away mystery and clears up all myths about them Table of Contents

6. Mayans ~ 500CE- 900CE ~ Central America ~ They look up to make a calendar ~ They see the planets and the Moon ~ It effects our life and helps us keep track of what day it is Table of Contents

7. Ibn Yunus ~ Tenth-Eleventh century ~Egypt ~He was looking up to make tables of lunar eclipses and planetary conjunctions ~He was seeing the cycle of the planets and the Moon ~It allows people to see the rare and unique events that was accurately calculated Table of Contents

8. Ali Qushji Fifteenth Century Persia He was looking to study comets He saw that the Earth rotates It lets the astronauts go to the Moon and know that they can't go back in a straight trip back because their station isn't where it was when they left Table of Contents

9. Nicolaus Copernicus ~ 1473-1543 ~Poland ~He was looking up because he was making a model of the solar system ~He saw the size and location of the planets then made a model. ~It shows us the size and location of the planet Table of Contents

10. Comparisons Mayans Studied space through naked eye Made their own discoveries Nicolaus Copernicus Used others discoveries to make model Used telescope to study space Same Studied the stars Believed in what the stars “told” them Table of Contents

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