Monthly Archives: February 2013

Tycho Brahe: Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2013 by zoodrey

sweet mustache! the 411 on Tycho Brahe: Brahe proposed a theory different than the one we support today (where the Moon orbits the Earth which orbits the Sun with the other planets) ; Brahe supported a geo-heliocentric solar system with the Moon and the Sun orbiting Earth and the remaining planets orbiting the Sun still. He … Continue reading » Continue reading →

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Tycho Brahe: Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2013 by zoodrey

sweet mustache! the 411 on Tycho Brahe: Brahe proposed a theory different than the one we support today (where the Moon orbits the Earth which orbits the Sun with the other planets) ; Brahe supported a geo-heliocentric solar system with the Moon and the Sun orbiting Earth and the remaining planets orbiting the Sun still. He … Continue reading » Continue reading →

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Galileo Galilei in Context

Posted on February 6, 2013 by JT McJunkins

Galileo Galilei (February 15, 1564 – January 8, 1642) was the first astronomer to observe celestial objects with telescope and publish his observations and sketches. He discovered the moon’s surface was not perfectly smooth, the sun experi… Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2013 by wherrysg

Image Source Isaac Newton was very prominent and highly respected for his work in physics and mathematics. He was born the 4th of January 1643 and died the 31st of March 1727, and is important to Astronomy for several reasons: of those reasons, arguably the most relevant is his contributions to the science through his […] Continue reading →

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Kepler and the elliptical orbits

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Elizabeth Merriman

Johannes Kepler produced remarkably accurate results from the movement of the planets.  After concluding that the planets move in elliptical orbits and that the planets sweep out equal area in equal time, he calculated the distance of the planets from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Johannes Kepler in Context

Posted on February 6, 2013 by jacob933

Johannes Kepler (1571-16300) was absolutely vital to the study of astronomy in that he was the first to seriously propose that planets orbited the sun in ellipses, not circles. This greatly increased the accuracy of predicting astronomical events and helped to bring physics and astronomy a little bit closer together. Major Historical Events and People […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2013 by astrdylan

Galileo Galilei: 15 February 1564–8 January 1642 Occurrences during Galileo’s life: The Thirty Years’ War began in 1618 and was fought throughout Europe largely because of religious turmoil between Catholics and Protestants. The war was noteworthy because it was so destructive and long-lasting, and therefore had a large impact on European culture as a whole. Rene … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2013 by brendanfeeley

Isaac Newton (1642-1726) was the first to accurately describe gravity and motion.  More specifically, he developed three laws of motion that identified a). objects stay in motion until acted upon; b). the relationship between Force, Mass, and Acceleration; and c). every actionary force has an equal and opposite reactionary force. The British Enlightenment took place […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2013 by williamcpower

Nicholas Copernicus Birthday: February 19, 1473 in Torun, Poland Death: May 24, 1543 in Frauenburg, Poland Johannes Kepler Birthday: December 27, 1571 in Weil der Stadt, Württemberg Death: 1630 in Regensburg Tycho Brahe Birthday: December 14, 1546 in Scania, Denmark Death: October 24, 1601 in Prague Galeleo Galelei Birthday: February 15, 1564 Death: January 8, […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2013 by williamrmccormick

Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642-20 March 1727) was important to astronomy for a few reasons. He helped invent calculus, which helped define calculations for the movements of planets and different formulas, as well as being the first to discover the law of gravity. This was pretty important to astronomy, as it explains why planets […] Continue reading →

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