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Historical Astronomers in Context: Johannes Kepler

Posted on January 29, 2019 by richardficek

Johannes Kepler succeeded his mentor, Tycho Brahe, in his attempt to explain the motion of planets. Kepler used Brahe’s data on the paths of planets – with particular discern for Mars – to postulate the three laws of planetary motion as they are known today. They are (1) the orbit of each planet about the … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context: Johannes Kepler → Continue reading →

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HW3: Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on January 29, 2019 by michaelfung1661

Question 2 I chose Galileo Galilei (February 15, 1564 – January 8, 1642). Galileo Galilei’s contributions to Astronomy were primarily observational. From what we know about his very own scientific method, however, we understand how important those observations really were. It’d be very easy to simply dismiss someone who simply took existing technology and just … Continue reading HW3: Historical Astronomers in Context → Continue reading →

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Tycho Brahe – Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on January 29, 2019 by epiphany9

Tycho Brahe (December 14, 1546 – October 24, 1601) was an incredible naked-eye astronomer, whose observations far eclipsed other data of his time. Although Tycho’s own geocentric model of the solar system held no water, the data he collected paved the way for other astronomers to develop improved models of the solar system. In particular, […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on January 29, 2019 by peytonbrown4560

Galileo (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was a hero of astronomy. Knowing that the Catholic Church did not uphold the views of Copernicus, he still pursued what he believed to be wholly factual science. After the Copernican revolution was rejected on the grounds that Aristotelianism was the product of the Divine, Galileo challenged … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on January 29, 2019 by peytonbrown4560

Galileo (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was a hero of astronomy. Knowing that the Catholic Church did not uphold the views of Copernicus, he still pursued what he believed to be wholly factual science. After the Copernican revolution was rejected on the grounds that Aristotelianism was the product of the Divine, Galileo challenged … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context Continue reading →

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Newton and Friends

Posted on January 29, 2019 by chiefkeith7

Look at this man: This is none other than Sir Isaac Newton (Dec. 25, 1642 – Mar. 20, 1726), who, among other things, laid the foundation for modern mathematics and physics. Of course, Wikipedia has more information than you could ever possibly want to know about this mathematician-physicist-philosopher-alchemist, but this site is shorter and is … Continue reading Newton and Friends → Continue reading →

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Copernicus in Context

Posted on January 29, 2019 by JSpin

Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus was born February 19, 1473 and died May 24, 1543. Copernicus‘ most important contribution to astronomy is his heliocentric model of the solar system that placed the Sun at a fixed point in the center, and depicted the planets orbiting the Sun. In this model, Earth was just another planet. The … Continue reading Copernicus in Context → Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Katie

Galileo Galilei:  15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642 Galileo Galilei was extremely important to astronomy. He made some adaptations to telescopes and then used them for studying the stars. Thus, he was able to much more closely and precisely objects in the sky. He observed sun spots on the sun, proving it wasn’t perfect … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context → Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context: Isaac Newton

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Sharonda Adams

I chose the wonderful scientist Isaac Newton who lived from January 4, 1643 to March 31, 1727. Two major events during his lifetime are the end of the Thirty Years War between many European powers in 1648 and the 1660 restoration of the English monarchy after the death of Oliver Cromwell. A famous political being of Isaac … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context: Isaac Newton → Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context: Isaac Newton

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Sharonda Adams

I chose the wonderful scientist Isaac Newton who lived from January 4, 1643 to March 31, 1727. Isaac Newton was important to astronomy because his book Principia explained a lot of helpful physics concepts such as the concept of gravity and the laws of motion. He also created a reflecting telescope that aided in the … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context: Isaac Newton → Continue reading →

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