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Tag Archives: HW6
What happend while Galileo Galilei was alive?
– Galileo Galilei 15 Feb. 1564 — 8 Jan. 1642 Galileo Galilei lived a pretty long life. So what happened during that time period? 1). Under the rule of Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman Empire achieved its peak for ruling Middle East, East Europe and North Africa, controlling the land merchant way between Europe and Asia. … Continue reading What happend while Galileo Galilei was alive? → Continue reading
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Historical Astronomers in Context: Isaac Newton
Major Contributions: Isaac Newton (1642 – 1726) established the most basic principles used in physics and astronomy. He is known for developing the idea of gravity and transposing the micro events occurring on Earth to the macro motion of celestial bodies like the Moon. He realized that the reason why objects fall on Earth has to […] Continue reading
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Galileo Galilei: 2/15/1564- 1/8/1642 Brief Profile Galilei is known as the “father of science” as well as the “father of modern physics”. He discovered the different phases of Venus via a telescope and also discovered for moons that orbited around Jupiter. Galilei also spent time studying the Sun, in particular he looked at sunspots and […] Continue reading
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Historical Astronomers in Context
Johannes Kepler is arguably one of the most important astronomers in history. Kepler was born on December 27, 1571 and died on November 15, 1630. During his lifetime he was an apprentice to the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe, continuing Brahe’s work after his death. During this time Kepler developed his three laws of planetary motion, […] Continue reading
Historical Astronomers in Context
My chosen astronomer is Nicholas Copernicus. He was born in Torun, Poland (which actually was part of Germany until right before his birth) on February 19, 1473. He was born the youngest member of his family and had 3 siblings. Copernicus died on May 24, 1543 in Frauenburg, Poland at the age of 70 years old […] Continue reading
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Sir Isaac Newton 1642-1727 Quite a smart man was Newton. He invented calculus. (pause in amazement) He also came up with the aptly named Newton’s Laws of Physics (or the 3 Laws of Motion). These three rules were a significant upgrade to the system astronomers were using at the time. We have the Law of … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context → Continue reading
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2. Galileo revolutionized how we observe the heavens. Although he did not invent the telescope, he used it as a scientific instrument and published his results (Van Helden, 1977). We have built upon his work and have made countless discoveries about space thanks to his work. 3. a. In 1609 Kepler published his laws of planetary […] Continue reading
Nicholas Copernicus
The Life and Times of the Infamous Nicky C 2) Nicholas Copernicus is famous in the world of astronomy for his thesis on the heliocentric model of the universe. Though naïve in his assumption of purely circular orbits, Copernicus’s paper on heliocentricism, de revolutionibus orbium coelestium, was published posthumously so he never experienced whiplash for […] Continue reading
Historical Astronomers in Context: Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler (27 December 1571 – 15 November 1630) is well-known in astronomy for his three laws of planetary motion. He worked for Tycho Brahe where he analyzed Brahe’s observations. Brahe was convinced that the planet’s orbits were circular. However, Kepler could not accept this because Mars did not follow this pattern. He used his and… Continue reading
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Tycho Brahe(1546-1601) There was a civil war in Scotland between 1562 and 1594. This was due to the Catholic and Protestant divide in the country. France was also divided by religion and had the French Wars of Religion between 1562 and 1598. Michelangelo , born: 3/6/1475, died: 2/18/1564 Michelangelo was an important artist who made the famous David […] Continue reading