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Historical Astronomers in Context – Nicholas Copernicus

Posted on February 4, 2018 by dempsy

Nicholas Copernicus Nicholas Copernicus was important to astronomy because his heliocentric theory. At that time, people believed that Earth is the center of the universe and all the other astro bodies were revolving around Earth. The appearance of the heliocentric theory from Nicholas Copernicus helped people correct their false assumption, which hugely helped scientists at … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context – Nicholas Copernicus → Continue reading →

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Historical Figures in Context

Posted on February 4, 2018 by milkymeteorite

Historical Figures in Astronomy  a) Nicholas Copernicus  Birth: February 19, 1473 Death: May 21, 1543 Johannes Kepler Birth: December 27, 1571 Death: November 15, 1630 Tyco Brahe… Read more “Historical Figures in Context” Continue reading →

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Newton: the Father of Modern Physics and Astronomy

Posted on February 4, 2018 by jacobfinesastroblog

Sir Isaac Newton lived from January 4, 1643 to March 31, 1727. He is commonly hailed as the father of classical mechanics and one of the most influential scientists and mathematicians of all time. Beyond developing calculus, which serves as the infrastructure for modern astronomy, he discovered the fundamental laws that govern bodies of terrestrial and astronomical … Continue reading Newton: the Father of Modern Physics and Astronomy → Continue reading →

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Newton: the Father of Modern Physics and Astronomy

Posted on February 4, 2018 by jacobfinesastroblog

Sir Isaac Newton lived from January 4, 1643 to March 31, 1727. He is commonly hailed as the father of classical mechanics and one of the most influential scientists and mathematicians of all time. Beyond developing calculus, which serves as the infrastructure for modern astronomy, he discovered the fundamental laws that govern bodies of terrestrial and astronomical … Continue reading Newton: the Father of Modern Physics and Astronomy → Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 4, 2018 by jonsastroblog

Tycho Brahe (December 14th, 1546 – October 24th, 1601) Tycho Brahe was known as the last great “naked-eye” astronomer. He did all of his research without the aid of telescopes and was still able to be more precise than any of his predecessors. Much of his work revolved around studying the moon and other objects … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context → Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 4, 2018 by jonsastroblog

Tycho Brahe (December 14th, 1546 – October 24th, 1601) Tycho Brahe was known as the last great “naked-eye” astronomer. He did all of his research without the aid of telescopes and was still able to be more precise than any of his predecessors. Much of his work revolved around studying the moon and other objects … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context → Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 4, 2018 by yadavdhruv

Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643 and died on March 31, 1727. Isaac Newton is best known for his work on gravity. More specifically, he founded Newton’s Law of Gravitation. This formula states that the force of gravity between two objects is dependent on the massiveness of the two objects and the distance between … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context → Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 4, 2018 by astronomydylan

Galileo is the astronomer most responsible for toppling the geocentric theory of the universe with his scientific observations. Galileo used a telescope to prove that there were visible sunspots on the sun and craters on the moon, arguing that if these surfaces were imperfect then their orbits could be as well. He also discovered that … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context → Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 4, 2018 by astronomydylan

Galileo is the astronomer most responsible for toppling the geocentric theory of the universe with his scientific observations. Galileo used a telescope to prove that there were visible sunspots on the sun and craters on the moon, arguing that if these surfaces were imperfect then their orbits could be as well. He also discovered that … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context → Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 4, 2018 by haleytopper04

Galileo Galilei: Birth-February 15, 1564 , Death-January 8, 1642 Galileo provided a ton of insight into a lot of scientific concepts that we think of as fact today. In terms of motion, Galilei decided to question what Aristotle believed to be true, that heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones. Through his experiments with ramps … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context Continue reading →

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