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Historical Astronomers in Context

Johannes Kepler was born on Dec. 27, 1571 and died on May 21, 1630. He was important to astronomy because he made 3 key astronomical discoveries. First, and arguably most importantly, he discovered that planetary orbits are ellipses and not perfect circles as is it was popularly believed to be at the time. This was … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context Continue reading

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Johannes Kepler was born on Dec. 27, 1571 and died on May 21, 1630. He was important to astronomy because he made 3 key astronomical discoveries. First, and arguably most importantly, he discovered that planetary orbits are ellipses and not perfect circles as is it was popularly believed to be at the time. This was … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context Continue reading

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