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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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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 4, 2023 by sahilreddy2

Johannes Kepler was born on December 27, 1571, and died on November 15, 1630. He was crucial for advances in Astronomy as he discovered that the Earth and planets travel the sun in elliptical orbits. Furthermore, he also created three laws (called Kepler’s Law’s) that were integral to planetary motion. These laws stated that the […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 4, 2023 by 88bw

Tycho Brahe (14 December 1546 – 24 October 1601) Tycho’s contributions to astronomy began when he made improvements to the inaccurate prediction models of Ptolemy and Copernicus. Despite not having the benefit of a telescope, he was able to raise the bar of accurate celestial observations and even mapped the location of over 700 stars. […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Alex Diefenbach

1.A.Nicholas Copernicus | February 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543Johannes Kepler | December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630Tycho Brahe | December 14, 1546 – October 24, 1601Galileo Galilei | February 15, 1564 – January 8, 1642Isaac Newton | January 4, 1643 – March 31, 1727 (year often debated sincecalendars were in change at this […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 2, 2023 by theyounesadventure

Isaac Newton (1642-1727) – Source Isaac Newton was born December 25, 1642 and died March 20, 1727. He is one of the biggest and most influential figures in the history of humankind specifically in astronomy. He managed to change our understanding of the laws of motion and gravitation. Additionally, he made sense of our motion […] Continue reading →

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On an Island (Not so) Far, Far Away

Posted on February 2, 2023 by groblesnieles727

Photo: picture alliance / © Fine Art Images/Heritage Imag | © Fine Art Images/Heritage Images Tycho Brahe (December 14, 1546–October 24, 1601) helped to recalibrate old, grossly inaccurate measurements of the stars and the predictions of their movements. He dedicated himself to finding more accurate measurements, and while conducting research at his observatory Uraniborg in […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context!

Posted on February 2, 2023 by lightwyrs

Sir Isaac Newton was born on January 5, 1643 in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England to Hannah Ayscough and Isaac Newton Sr. During his lifetime he made enormous contributions of the field of physics, math and astronomy. He invented calculus jointly with Gottfried Leibniz (another famous mathematician), and created the theory of gravity. This work in the […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 2, 2023 by kevkoppa123

The astronomer Tycho Brahe was born on December 14th, 1546 in Knutstorp Castle, Scania, Denmark–Norway and died on  October 24th, 1601 (aged 54) in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire . You can find more info on him at the following website. During Brahe’s lifetime, Sir Francis Drake became a part of the third […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Myles7235

Chosen Astronomer Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Italy. He died on January 8, 1642, in Arcetri, Italy. You can find more great information about him here. Historical events The first Japanese invasion of Korea happened in 1592. As a response, Ming China sent an army to Korea to ward off […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 2, 2023 by thisisntzenon

Galileo was born in Italy on February 15, 1564 and died in January of 1642 after several years on house arrest. However, conversations of his life’s work has spanned centuries. I have come to know him once again as I am in a class on Galileo and his trials. Within the conversations on modern day […] Continue reading →

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