Astronomer

circular motion could explain the formation of thought itself, while to Aristotle, uniform circular motion is the sole capacity of a supra-lunary element called “aether”, which itself is eternal and unchanging. In the mind of a seventeen century astronomer, the perfect uniform circular motions in the geocentric models not only serve as a geometrical simplification of the supposedly mechanical universe, but it also carry many religious significances, especially when the planets are considered to…

During the 15th century, Europe had long left behind the dark middle ages and embarked into a new era of scientific thought and ideas. The rise of universities along with technological advancements, such as the printing press, gave way to the Scientific Revolution. In which scholars would investigate better explanations and drive for precise observations about the universe. Amidst all the major breakthroughs during the Scientific Revolution, one theory in particular would redefine the way…

The article I read was titled, "Hubble observes pitch black planet". In the article the scientists discovered that the Exoplanet called WASP-12b reflects almost no light, making it seem almost entirely pitch black. Astronomers from McGill University, Canada, and the University of Exeter, UK, have measured how much light WASP-12b reflects- its albedo- using the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. WASP-12b's albedo measured in at 0.064. This amount of…

its expansion. Dark matter was first proposed by Swiss astronomer, Fritz Zwicky when he noted that galaxies are flying away to fast. He noticed that galaxies are flying away to fast that they should fly apart, dissolve under Newtonian Laws of Motion. He thought the coma cluster may be saved if it were 100x more matter than you can see. Theres two possibilities left. Newton was wrong or something was missing. It was hard for other astronomers to believe him, they thought that Newtonian Laws…

German astronomer, Gottfried Kirch, gives his wife credit in finding a comet that he didn’t see. Gottfried Kirch’s profession as an astronomer, makes this even more valid because he is a scientist himself and he is saying that women are capable of working in the science field (doc 6). Another man who agrees with this idea is…

Ptolemy is a astronomer that made many observations of his time and they were accepted by many and he even developed the name “al-Magistri” or “The Greatest.” Ptolemy made observations of the universe, the article stating, “Ptolemy accepted Aristotle’s idea that the Sun and the planets revolve around a spherical Earth, a geocentric view. Ptolemy developed this idea through observation and in mathematical detail.” Even though in the early decades of Ptolemy’s life and the limitations of…

Before the Enlightenment came the Renaissance, along with the people who contributed to it. The Renaissance was a time of learning and creativity throughout Europe, from this the philosophy of humanism erupted. Humanism is the outlook on the idea that the individual was more important rather than a spiritual force or society. This helped people realize that they themselves were important in other ways than producing heirs and crops yearly. And from this realization came the Scientific Revolution…

In the old days, many believe that we are the only living things on our galaxy or even in the whole universe. No one even bothers to look beyond our planet and explore the space for that matter. Though in Ancient Egypt, Babylonians use to study the Sun, Moon and stars just to generate a calendar for farming and religious rites but it never extended that far. Then in early 1900's people started to explore space and study matters beyond our planet. Edwin Hubble was the first person who introduced…

Kepler is a spacecraft telescope observatory launched by NASA on March 7th, 2009 with the primary purpose of discovering Earth-like planets orbiting other stars. The observatory named after astronomer Johannes Kepler, is designed to survey our section of the Milky Way in order to discover hundreds of Earth-sized extrasolar planets with livable conditions, to estimate how many stars are found within our galaxy, and create a better understanding of how planetary system’s light years away compare…

In 1990,the Hubble Telescope,named in honor of astronomer Edwin Hubble,was launched into orbit around Earth. The telescope was packed with instruments that would give astronomers clear views of the universe in visible,infrared and ultraviolet light. Since the Hubble’s launch in 1990,it has provided a dazzling array images that have awed and inspired the public.More than 45 terabytes have been collected. The 45 and more terabytes that have been collected,provides lights into the…