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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Leni Ertel

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was important to astronomy because he discovered that orbits are not perfectly circular, but move in ellipses. He is credited with three laws that are still heavily used in the study of astronomy. Kepler’s first law is: “The orbit of each planet about the sun is an ellipse with the sun at […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Ayden Harris

Isaac Newton (B. December 25, 1642 D. March 20, 1727) was important because he was one of the first people to accurately describe mathematically how planetary motion works. He was able to begin to mathematically describe how gravity works and especia… Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Miguel Beristain

Johannes Kepler (Nov. 27, 1571- Nov. 15, 1630) was a German scientist and early astronomer. He was responsible for discovering three major laws of planetary motion: 1. Planets orbit the sun in an elliptical movement; 2. The area law; 3. The harmonic law. He also modified Copernicus’ Sun-centered system to a dynamic universe approach, where […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Garrett

TYCHO BRAHE (1546-1601): Tycho Brahe is most famous for making the best observations of stars and planets in his era. He did this at a time without a telescope so he provided the most accurate empirical data of celestial bodies at the time. His documentation of  planetary positions helped lead Johannes Kepler to create his […] Continue reading →

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Historical astronomers in context

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Angela Harris

Isaac Newton: Isaac Newton was born in December 1642 and died in March 1727. Newton made important contributions to the study of astronomy. One of Newton’s first accomplishments was the invention of integral calculus, which was an important foundation of mathematics for his astronomical discoveries. Newton’s experiments with prisms and sunlight led to the discovery […] Continue reading →

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HISTORICAL ASTRONOMERS IN CONTEXT

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Ethan Popper

Galileo Ethan Popper Dr. Grundstrom The Solar System 04 February 2024 Historical Figures in Context Works cited:  Machamer, Peter, and David Marshall Miller. “Galileo Galilei.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 4 June 2021, plato.stanford.edu/entries/galileo/.  Holyoke, Michael, et al. “Home.” Famous Scientists, http://www.famousscientists.org/galileo-galilei/. Accessed 6 Feb. 2024.  “The Mayflower Story.” Mayflower, http://www.mayflower400uk.org/education/the-mayflower-story/. Accessed 6 Feb. 2024. Centre, UNESCO […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Robert Navarro

Johhanes Kepler was important to astronomy for many reasons, the major reason was for his 3 laws of planetary motion. One of them was that the planets orbit elliptical around the sun. Another is the square of the orbital period of a planet being proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of orbit. (Link) […] Continue reading →

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Astronomy’s Pioneers

Posted on February 6, 2024 by John Newell

Isaac Newton was something truly special – I’ve heard many, in my opinion correctly, claim him to be the most intelligent human that has ever lived. From finding an infinite series to describe the precise digits of pi into infinity, to inventing calculus, to observing the laws of motion and beginning to crack the code […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2024 by The Cosmic Traveler

by me Galileo Galilei: Born on February 15, 1564, Died on January 8, 1642 Two major historical events during Galileo’s lifetime: A famous historical figure during Galileo’s lifetime:  Queen Elizabeth I: Born on September 7, 1533, Died on March 24, 1603. Queen Elizabeth I established a secure Church of England and laid out a compromise […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Justin Kim

I chose to learn more about Isaac Newton! He was born on December 25th, 1642 and died on March 31st, 1727. Isaac Newton discovered the law of universal gravitation that helped explain the force that determines the motion of celestial bodies. Newton established the three laws of motion, the law of inertia, the law of […] Continue reading →

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