Charles Messier compiled a catalog of comets.
Charles Messier compiled a catalog of star clusters and nebulae.
Charles Messier compiled a catalog of asteroids.

2) Leverrier correctly explained the unusual orbit of Mercury and Venus.

True
False

3) Pick the correct statement:

Messier discovered 3 comets.
Messier discovered 13 comets.
Messier discovered 30 asteroids.

4) Which observation by Tycho Brahe inspired him to help make astronomical tables (almanacs / ephemerides) more accurate?

a conjunction, or overlapping, of Mars and Saturn.
a conjunction, or overlapping, of Jupiter and Saturn.
a conjunction, or overlapping, of Jupiter and Mars.

5) Pick the correct statement:

Johannes Hevelius published the first moon map.
Johannes Hevelius published the first moon map and an atlas of constellations.

6) In which constellation did Tycho Brahe discover a 'new star'?

Cassiopeia
Pegasus
Orion

7) Pick the true statement:

Astronomers predicted the discovery of new stars, like Tycho's new star - they knew new stars appeared frequently
The discovery of the new star came as a shock - stars were thought to be unchanging

8) Aristarchus was the first person to suggest that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

Correct
Incorrect

9) What was Tycho Brahe famous for?

A detailed study of sunspots
The best map of Mercury at his time
Recording accurate astronomical observations

10) Hipparchus accurately calculated the inclination of the ecliptic.

True
False