Daily Archives: February 17, 2021

Historical Astronomers in Context!

Posted on February 17, 2021 by bellagoodnight

Johannes Kepler, born December 27, 1571; died November 15, 1630, was hugely important to astronomy as his ideas and, most notably, his three laws, paved the way for important future developments and understanding in the field. His laws helped provide more evidence for the heliocentric idea. He specifically refuted the idea that planets orbit inContinue reading “Historical Astronomers in Context!” Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 17, 2021 by mattj3

Sir Isaac Newton, born December 25, 1642 and died March 20, 1727, significantly influenced the fields of mathematics, science, and mechanics. Of his greatest scientific contributions was his formulation of the laws of motion, theories pertaining to the effects of external forces applied on objects in motion. The construction of these laws would contribute toContinue reading “Historical Astronomers in Context” Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers In Context

Posted on February 17, 2021 by christianc3

Johannes Kepler was born on December 27, 1571 and died on November 15, 1630. The 30 Year’s War began in 1618 and was a war between the Habsburgs and the French, it resulted in several million deaths and took place in Central Europe. In 1585 the first English colony was established in North America inContinue reading “Historical Astronomers In Context” Continue reading →

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Archaeoastronomy

Posted on February 17, 2021 by ben141414

Archaeoastronomy is the study of ancient astronomical practices, specifically how they “have understood the phenomena in the sky, how they used these phenomena and what role the sky played in their cultures.” Back in ancient times, there was obviously no technology, but people wanted to understand the natural world. They saw amazing sights (planets, stars,Continue reading “Archaeoastronomy” Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 17, 2021 by miichellewang

Nicholas Copernicus lived from February 19, 1473 to May 24, 1543. He was one of the first people to propose the Heliocentric Theory, which states that the Sun is the center of the solar system and everything else revolves around it. He also proposed that the Earth rotates on its axis and correctly predicted theContinue reading “Historical Astronomers in Context” Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 17, 2021 by solarcecily

I chose Nicholas Copernicus (1473 – 1543) for my Homework 3 assignment. He lived during the inception of the Protestant Revolution (circa 1521), a religious conflict between Protestant reformers and the Catholic Church. In this same year, Ferdinand Magellan died during his attempted circumnavigation in the Pacific. Martin Luther, a prominent leader of the ProtestantContinue reading “Historical Astronomers in Context” Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 17, 2021 by adisonfields

Nicholas Copernicus: Nicholas Copernicus was born February 19, 1473 and lived until May 24, 1543. Within his lifetime, he great contributions to astronomy that inspired many following astronomers, including Galileo, Kepler, and Newton, to test and prove some of the most fundamental aspects of our solar system.  Although it was not accepted at the time, CopernicusContinue reading “Historical Astronomers in Context” Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context: Nicolaus Copernicus

Posted on February 17, 2021 by connorrobbwilcox

Nicolaus Copernicus (February 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543) was a huge contributor to the world of astronomy. Not only is he viewed as the father of modern astronomy, he created the heliocentric theory and model of the universe. He was the first scientist in the modern era to propose that Earth traveled around theContinue reading “Historical Astronomers in Context: Nicolaus Copernicus” Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 17, 2021 by mwdobson3

Galileo Galilei (February 15th, 1564 – January 8th, 1642) Galileo Galilei’s contribution to the field of astronomy is well known around the world. The Italian-born polymath initially focused on mathematics and physics, but his studies moved him to the telescope. Galileo learned about and improved upon the telescope, significantly increasing its power, which allowed himContinue reading “Historical Astronomers in Context” Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 17, 2021 by captivatingcomet

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was important to astronomy since he came up with three laws to describe planetary motion (Kepler’s laws of planetary motion). The first law states that planets have elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus of the ellipse while the other focus is just empty space. This is significant because previous astronomersContinue reading “Historical Astronomers in Context” Continue reading →

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