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Astronomers In History

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ASTRONOMERS IN HISTORY

BY EVAN NEWLUND
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ARISTOTLE

  • 384-322 BCE
  • Introduced the idea of relative positions or "parallax."
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ARISTARCHUS

  • 310-230 BCE
  • Attempted to measure the relative distances of the moon.
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PTOLEMY

  • 100 to 170 CE
  • Made models that could predict planet movements.
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COPERNICUS

  • 1473-1543
  • Created a heliocentric model.
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KELPER

  • 1561-1630
  • Created Keplers Laws
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GALILEO

  • 1564-1642
  • Better telescopes and models.

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