astronomical knowledge from Copernicus to Newton
Using the readings below answer the following question in a 300-word prose essay, with a thesis statement and 2-5 paragraphs supporting and explaining the thesis. Cite the readings at a minimum of 3 times.
What were the conditions necessary to advance astronomical knowledge from Copernicus to Newton? How did they develop during the seventeenth century?
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/copernicus/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/newton-legacy.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/how-big-universe.html