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Famous Astronomers Of History

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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THE FAMOUS ASTONOMERS OF HISTORY

BY: ERIC ANDERSON
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ARISTOTLE

  • (384-322 BCE)
  • Made first model of the solar system
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ARISTARCHUS

  • (310-230 BCE)
  • First model of solar systen revolving around sun
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PTOLEMY

  • (100-170 CE)
  • Ptolemaic system, imperfect orbit paths
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NICOLAUS COPERNICUS

  • (1473-1543)
  • Planets revolved around sun, heliocentric model
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JOHANNES KEPLER

  • (1571-1630)
  • 3 laws of plantetary motion, planets move in ellipses
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GALILEO GALILEI

  • (1564-1642)
  • Telescopic confirmation of phases of Venus, discovery of Jupiters moons
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ISAAC NEWTON

  • (1643-1727)
  • Trajectories of comets, laws of motion, speed of sound
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EDWIN HUBBLE

  • (1889-1953)
  • Extragalactic astronomy, recessional velocity, growing universe
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Eric Anderson