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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 9, 2022 by isaachuggins

Johannes Kepler: December 27, 1571 to November 15, 1630 (Image from Wikimedia Commons) Born in Germany during the 16th century, Kepler was born to a poor Lutheran family. However, his views on both a heliocentric solar system and his personal beliefs contradicting the Lutheran Faith in the Formula of Concord resulted in him alone in […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Kaitlyn Lane

Johannes Kepler Kepler was born December 27, 1571, and died on November 15, 1630, at 58 years old. He was an astronomer, a mathematician, and a philosopher. He worked with Tycho Brahe and used his observations to deduce his first law of planetary motion: 1) planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Karan Bhardwaj

#2 – Issac Newton was extremely important to the field of astronomy, with one of his most important contributions being calculus. Newton had devised new mathematical principles to model some of his observations in Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. Additionally, Newton had theorized that all objects are affected by each other by the concept of […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Brian

2) Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571—November 15, 1630) was incredibly important to astronomy and science as a whole because he bridged the gap between medieval and ancient “natural philosophy” to modern science. He was religious and, especially earlier in his life, placed a strong emphasis on integrating creation into his theories. This was common atContinue reading “Historical Astronomers in Context” Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 9, 2022 by nadiamcglynn

My chosen astronomy is Galileo. He was born Feb 15, 1564 and died Jan 8, 1642. Galileo was important for astronomy because he published his work using telescopes to observe the night sky, discovered three of Jupiter’s moons, made detailed observations of our moon, observed the phases of Venus, described the Milky Way as being […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 9, 2022 by joubertklopper

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an artists, astronomer during the late 1500s early 1600s. Galileo Galilei observed the sun, moon, Jupiter and Venus. He is the first person to see the dark, moving spots on the sun known today as sunspots. Galilei also observed the moon’s craters and came to the conclusion that the moon is […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 9, 2022 by brendanehle

    Nicolaus Copernicus Born: February 19, 1473 Died: May 24, 1543 Johannes Kepler Born: December 27, 1571 Died: November 15, 1630 Tycho Brahe Born: December 14, 1546 Died: October 24, 1601 Galileo Galilei Born: February 15, 1564 Died: January 8, 1642 Isaac Newton Born: January 4, 1643 Died: March 31, 1727 Kepler, Brahe, and […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 9, 2022 by josephmaquino9

Johannes Kepler (December 27th, 1571 – November 15, 1630) helped the world of astronomy and the general field of sciences in several key ways. First, Kepler utilized Tycho Brahe’s data concerning the position of stars and planets in the sky during different days in the year to determine that the orbit of Mars was elliptical […] Continue reading →

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Johannes Kepler: Context

Posted on February 9, 2022 by solarelizabeth

Johannes Kepler was born December 27, 1571 and died November 15, 1630. Johannes Kepler, continuing Brahe’s work, discovered that planetary orbits are ellipses with varying levels of eccentricity instead of perfect circles. This helped him predict planetary positions and discover three laws of planetary motion. Kepler’s discoveries helped solidify the theory that planets move around […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 9, 2022 by evang914

2) Galileo (February 15, 1564 – January 8, 1642) was incredibly important to the progress and history of astronomy. He carried on the work done by Kepler in helping prove that the Copernican heliocentric model of our solar system was correct rather than the Aristotelian geocentric. He did this by disproving many of the objectionsContinue reading “Historical Astronomers in Context” Continue reading →

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