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Historical Astronomers in Context

Isaac Newton was important for astronomy because he introduced the concept of gravity and how planets orbits around the sun. He developed three laws for motion and a law for gravitation. His findings changed the operations and understanding of the universe. The ending of the Thirty Years’ War and the second Anglo-Dutch war starting in […] Continue reading

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Depending on the moon’s location around the Earth, it causes the sun to light up different parts of it. As seen in the picture above, there are 8 different moon phases: new, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous, last quarter, and waning crescent. Waxing phases light on the right side of the […] Continue reading

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