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Category Archives: Historical
Historical Astronomers in Context
(For the above and later information on Brahe, I used Brittanica, the online encyclopedia) Brahe’s life overlapped with Galileo 37 years and with Kepler 30 years Galileo’s life overlapped with Kepler 71 years (Determined through calculations of the above dates) (For this response I used the Ninth Edition of the Cosmic Perspective: The Solar System, […] Continue reading
Historical Astronomers in Context
Nicholas Copernicus was important to science for creating a model of the universe that placed the sun at the center. The sun-centered model was different from the Earth-centric model that had long been more popular and supported by the church.
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Historical Astronomers in Context: Johannes Kepler
Background Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571 to November 15, 1630) was important to astronomy for several reasons. He is most well-known for developing a model of planetary motion that fit Tycho’s data. Kepler’s first law states that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one focus. His second law states […] Continue reading
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Historical Astronomers in Context
Johannes Kepler (Born Dec 27th, 1571 and died Nov 15th, 1630) made a vital contribution to astronomy in the form of his three laws of gravitation. His laws, which he did not consider “laws” at the time, were based off a theological framework. Kepler’s work with Tycho Brahe let him access the data to discover […] Continue reading
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Changing the Status Quo: Galileo And More
Galileo Galilei (b. February 15th, 1564, d. January 8th, 1642), can be considered one of the most influential scientist in history solely for his contributions to both Physics such as disproving Aristotelian motion, and principles of relativity. However, some of his greatest accomplishments comes from astronomy. When presented with the newly made telescope, he spent […] Continue reading
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Historical Astronomers in Context
Nicholas Copernicus was born February 19, 1473 and died May 24, 1543. The Protestant Reformation began in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517. It was a movement started by Martin Luther, who published a document called the 95 Theses where he challenged the Catholic Church. The Protestant Reformation sparked creation of and migration to Christian […] Continue reading
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Historical Astronomers in Context
Kepler, Galileo, and Brahe all lived at the same time during the late 1500’s for 30 years. Galileo and Kepler were then alive for another 29 years.. Isaac Newton is undoubtedly the most impactful of these astronomers. Newton invented calculus, pioneered classical physics, and derived the theory of gravitation. Calculus and physics are essential tools […] Continue reading
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Historical Astronomers in Context
Astronomer: Nicolaus Copernicus Historical Events around the time of this Astronomer Historical figure A Brief Reflection Continue reading
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Historical Astronomers in Context: Kepler
Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer who was born on December 27 1571 and died 15th of November 1630. During Kepler’s lifetime, one major event was the Bohemian Revolt in 1618, kickstarted by the Third Defenestration of Prague, which launched the Holy Roman Empire into chaos and began the thirty years war. This war caused […] Continue reading
Historical Figures in Context
Galileo Galilei, the father of modern science Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was a famous Italian astronomer with significant contributions to physics, mathematics and astronomy, and was crowned the “father of modern science”. With his refined refracting telescopes, Galileo observed the Moon and deduced that our satellite was covered in mountains and craters, opposing the traditional view […] Continue reading
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