Category Archives: Historical

The Universe Isn’t Kepler-centric!

Posted on February 2, 2024 by abbieychen

Johannes Kepler made three of the most influential discoveries to the field of astronomy, also known as Kepler’s Laws. Kepler was born on December 27, 1571 (a true Capricorn!), and died on November 15, 1630. In case you forgot: Kepler’s 1st Law: planet orbits are elliptical (not necessarily perfect circles!) and the Sun is at […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Charles Knoll

Johannes Kepler (1571- 1630) Johannes Kepler was an important contributor to astronomy after he created the three laws of planetary motion. The first law states that planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun, and the second law states that planets move faster in their orbits when closer to the sun. Lastly, the third law […] Continue reading →

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blog 2: Gravity over time

Posted on February 1, 2024 by matthewastro

Isaac Newton originally conceptualized gravity as a mutually attractive force between all objects with mass. Those who came before him, such as Galileo, had performed experiments and attempted to establish increasingly robust understandings of this force, but none quite unified the idea like Newton. The story goes that Newton saw an apple fall from a […] Continue reading →

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Newton in Context

Posted on February 1, 2024 by matthewastro

The five most important astronomical pioneers which we are studying in this course are Nicholas Copernicus (February 19, 1473 to May 24, 1543), Galileo Galilei (February 15, 1564 to January 8, 1642), Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571 to November 15, 1630), Isaac Newton (December 25, 1642 to March 20, 1727) and Tycho Brahe (December 14, […] Continue reading →

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Nicolaus Copernicus under Historical Context

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Landon Peaden

BBC Sky at Night Magazine Nicolaus Copernicus’ (Feb. 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543) contributions to the field of astronomy are best summarized as the “Copernican Revolution”, where he rejected the long-held theory of a geocentric model of the solar system, meaning that Earth was stationary at the center while celestial objects orbited around it. […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context -Cameron Klein

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Cameron Klein

The astronomer that I have selected to look into is Tycho Brahe. Tycho Brahe was born on December 14th, 1546 and died on October 24th, 1601. Tycho Brahe was known as the best naked-eye observer of all time. During his childhood in Denmark, Brahe became entranced with the thought of astronomy when he witnessed a […] Continue reading →

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Johannes Kepler in Context

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Maddy Pollard

Johannes Kepler was born on December 27th, 1571 and died on November 15th, 1630. He is considered to be a pioneer in astronomy because of his three laws of planetary motion. His first law states that orbits are ellipses, so their motion follows conic sections. His second law states that in an orbit, equal areas […] Continue reading →

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THE COSMIC CALENDAR

Posted on January 21, 2024 by katie shapiro

The Evolution of the Universe from the Big Bang to Modern Day Humans     When I first started this course, I knew that our universe was very old, however, I didn’t understand the depth to how long it really was. Our universe has evolved significantly from the original Big Bang that occurred approximately 14 billion […] Continue reading →

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Celestial Navigation – Blog 1

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Owen Purcell

People have used the stars to navigate for millennia, with expert sailors learning the geography of the sky above and using it as a very powerful tool. Though much less necessary in the modern day, given our access to GPS, people still take an interest to learn how to navigate using celestial bodies. These people often can […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on January 14, 2024 by obisesoa

Challenges in business are a given, but it’s our response to them that defines our trajectory. Looking beyond the immediate obstacle, there lies a realm of opportunity and learning. Continue reading →

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