Astronomer

existence was actually predicted before it was even seen through a telescope. This could be done through the use of mathematical calculations. Alexis Bouvard, a French Astronomer at the time, had managed to observe irregularities in Uranus’ orbit, suggesting that this may be due to another celestial body. Johann Galle (a German astronomer), through the use of subsequent calculations, led locating Neptune with a telescope. It is believed that Galileo Galilei had previously sketched the planet,…

Some disagreed with it completely, like the Roman Catholic Church and some astronomers. Most other astronomers agreed with his ideas to an extent before they began tweaking the model or idea to improve upon it. The first historically important astronomer to disagree with his work was Tycho Brache. He was a very talented, trained astronomer all over Europe. Brache discovered a new star, but known today as a supernova, in 1572 and a new comet in 1577. This…

Annie Jump Cannon was an American astronomer and physicist who was born on December 11, 1863, in Dover, Delaware. Although she became deaf early on in life, her mother encouraged Cannon to pursue her passion for astronomy. Cannon attended Wellesley College and eventually graduated as a valedictorian during a time when there were limited opportunities for women in the field of academics, mainly science. She continued her post-graduate studies at Radcliffe College, which allowed her to gain access…

milk of a goddess spilled across the heavens. About 400 years ago, Galileo Galilei aimed a primitive telescope toward that area and wrote that through it he could resolve many more stars than with his naked eye. That simple observation started astronomers on a quest to understand our galaxy's structure, and the story continues to evolve today. 2. At a critical point in the life of a star like the Sun rotation stops 'slowing down', according to research published in the journal Nature by…

weren’t actually astronomers. This ancient resource was world widely used throughout many cultures. The journey that it took to make the calendar useful or even dependent on was far from knowing that we actually used it without thinking much about it. Timekeeper’s over the periods of the creation of the calendar was determined by multiple cultures. While in Gregorian had ¼ more days than the Egyptian’s with their lunar calendar. Even Though many non accommodated astronomers had found that…

Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland in 1473 and died in the month of May 1543 in Frauenberg, Poland. Nicolaus’ main occupations consisted of being an astronomer, scientist, and mathematician but was also a doctor and painter. Copernicus studied at Krakow University, there he studied painting and mathematics. He then graduated from Krakow University and went to Italy, there he went to two universities, one called the University of Bologna, there he studied religious law and after…

in 1509, his only publication prior to the On the Revolutions (De revolutionibus). It is important to note that Copernicus's acquisition of a good reading knowledge of Greek was critical for his studies in astronomy because major works by Greek astronomers, including Ptolemy, had not yet been translated into Latin, the language of the universities at the time”. (Rabin,S. (2015) Nicholas…

overall, they underpin the claim that the universe is expanding. To proceed with, the universe is expanding rapidly. Scientists recognize this because of dark matter and dark energy. Dark matter was proven by Fritz Zwicky an astronomer that…

life and tries many different jobs and even after dozens of jobs too many to count he finally finds the one he loves and it ends up being a street corner astronomer .I relate to this because when I was younger I too wasn't sure about what I wanted to do for the rest of my life ut after reading about the countless stories not just the street astronomers I realize that I am not alone and many people take a long time to find the job they love and all it takes is some patience and…

school setting. X taught himself how to eloquently read and write in order to mask his elementary education. As a result, he was able to think for himself when it came to issues about racism. Similarly, Walt Whitman’s, “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” is a poem about a person who was curious about Astronomy. This poem also highlights the importance of self-learning because after unsuccessfully getting important information, the narrator went out and to learn and experience for himself. Both…