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Scientists and Gravitation - Contribution

Match the scientist with a major contribution of his to our understanding of gravity

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PtolemyDeveloped an Earth-centered model of the universe.
CopernicusDeveloped a sun-centered model of the universe.
TychoObserved and recorded 40 years worth of astronomical data without a telescope.
KeplerDeveloped mathematical laws to describe the motion of the planets.
GalileoArgued that all objects fall at the same rate, supported the heliocentric model of the universe and first advocated for the idea of inertia.
NewtonConceived that the gravity force that causes objects to fall is identical to the force that causes satellites to move in orbits.


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