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For thousands of years, people have been fascinated by the twinkling lights they saw in the night sky.Through the ages, astronomers studied the stars and planets and charted their movements. In time, they learned how to biuld instruments to look at the stars and to mark their positions. As they learned more about the stars and planets, their discoveries changed people's ideas about the earth and its place in the whole Universe.

FIRST TELESCOPE

The Italian Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the first astronomer to use telescope to study the stars and planets. His observation showed that the Earth was not at the center of the

Universe.

ARMILLARY SPHERE

Astronomers in Ancient China used armillary spheres to study the Moon and stars. As the moon shines through the rings of the sphere, its position can be marked in the sky.

COPERNICUS'S THEORY

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) was a polish astronomer.in his day,the Christian Church taugth that the Earth had been created at the center of the Universe. However,Copernicus believed that the Earth and planets moved around the sun.