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kepler’s Discoveries in Context

Posted on February 7, 2016 by chasejaeger

Johannes Kepler was born on December 27th, 1571 and died on November 15th, 1630. Kepler was important to astronomy primarily because of his development of the  laws of planetary motion. In short, these laws state that all planets’ orbits are ellipses, show that a planet’s orbital speed is inversely proportional to its distance from the body it orbits, and give […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 7, 2016 by alecsolarsystem

Nicholas Copernicus (2/19/1473 – 5/24/1543) played a massive role in laying down the foundation for modern day astronomy. He came up with the heliocentric model of the solar system where the Sun was at the center, as opposed to the Earth as everyone had previously thought. This sparked the Copernican Revolution where a lot of new information […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 7, 2016 by hallesolar

My chosen astronomer is Johannes Kepler, who lived from 12/27/1571 – 11/15/1630. Kepler helped us understand orbits. He developed three rules, the first of which tells us that things orbit in elliptical shapes. His second rule tells us that when something is in orbit, it sweeps equal areas in equal time. His third rule shows us a […] Continue reading →

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Tycho Brahe in a Historical Context

Posted on February 3, 2016 by HB

  Tycho Brahe, a historically famous and important astronomer, was born on December 14, 1546 and died on October 24, 1601. During his lifetime, two important events occurred: The Counter Reformation (1562): This was a period of Catholic resurgence that occurred as a response to the Protestant Reformation. It was an attempt to return Catholicism to … Continue reading Tycho Brahe in a Historical Context → Continue reading →

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Isaac Newton in Context

Posted on February 3, 2016 by lawlorsolarsystem

Newton was important because he formulated the laws of gravity, which are crucial for understanding planetary motion. These explained orbits, the tides, and many other things about Astronomy. He also came up with his three laws of motion, which are extremely important in Physics. Source New Amsterdam was taken over by the British and renamed […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 3, 2016 by martisnv

Isaac Newton (December 25, 1642 to March 20, 1727) discovered the laws of motion and universal gravity which are still taught in introductory physics classes today. These principles allowed him to demonstrate that the physical laws that operate on Earth also operate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Hypatia – Historical Astronomers in Context (repost)

Posted on February 2, 2016 by drgrundstrom

<note to students: I went farther than you need to because no one can use Hypatia as their historical figure> Hypatia was the first woman KNOWN to contribute to mathematics and science.  Her father, Theon of Alexandria, was a well-known academic and taught his daughter to follow in his footsteps.  Remarkably, she was the head […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on April 15, 2015 by jshabazz93

Tycho Brahe – Born December 14, 1546; Died October 24, 1601 Tycho Brahe was important to astronomy, because he witnessed a supernova and through that he rejected the Aristotelian belief that the celestial realm was unchanging. During the period that Tycho Brahe was alive the Renaissance was going on. This was a period starting in […] Continue reading →

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Galileo Galilei in a Historical Context

Posted on February 4, 2015 by davidhuang2015

Galileo Galilei (February 15, 1564 – January 8, 1642) Galileo was important for quite a few discoveries. His career in science began when he began to study as a mathematician. One of his largest contributions to astronomy was the discovery of the telescope. The telescope became a huge sensation. His refinement of the telescope allowed […] Continue reading →

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A Historical Time Frame of Galileo Galilei

Posted on February 4, 2015 by christophermfitzgerald

Galileo was instrumental to the development of astronomy because he was the first to use a telescope and publish his findings. His findings proved the heliocentric over the geocentric model which was a pivotal change in astronomy. He was considered … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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