FAMOUS ASTRONOMERS
WHO | BORN | DEATH | DISCOVERIES | IMAGE |
Galileo Galilei Is one of the most importants astronomers. | Is one of the most importants astronomers. He was born february 15, 1564 in Pisa ,Italy | He died in 1642 at the age of 77 | He first sees the rings of Saturn and discovers different moons from Jupiter. | |
Hipparchus He is an astronomer and geographer | He was born 190 a.C in Nicea and | He died 120 a.C in Rhodes Greece. | He contributed to the knowledge about the position of the Moon and the Sun, and created the method to know the brightness of a star, which is still used today. | |
Edwin Hubble He is the most discovered astronomer | He was born November 20, 1889 | He died September 28, 1953. | Who has discovered that there are galaxies outside the Milky Way, and also discovered that these galaxies move away from the Milky Way. | |
Johannes Kepler He was the first astronomer to study the motion of the planets | He was born December 27, 1571 in Weil der Stadt | He was born December 27, 1571 in Weil der Stadt | Discover and describe the laws that explain the motion of the planets around the Sun. | |
William Herschel He was an English astronomer | who built his own telescopes, with which he studied the even-numbered groups of stars. | He was born November 15, 1738 in Hannover Germany | He died August 25, 1822 in Slough. |
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