History of astronomy

Islamic Astronomy Our century is currently the most advanced time period in history because we are so advanced in math, technology, astronomy, etc. The more we learn, the more advanced we are. Now think about the civilizations before us, they have made some discoveries that may seem dull to us, but they are actually extremely important. Without the little discoveries of astronomy, would we even have any idea of the solar system today? Ancient Muslims made important improvement to astronomy…

As Banneker grew into a man, with the farm he inherited he became a successful farmer of tobacco. In 1788 this man named George Ellicott loaned Banneker a book and equipment to begin a more formal study of astronomy. During the following year Banneker sent George his work calculating a solar eclipse. At some point Thomas Jefferson became aware of the views of slavery from Banneker by a letter that was written to him. Banneker and Jefferson had different views…

abilities are minuscule today, it isn’t just worthless rust. “This device is just extraordinary, the only thing of its kind,” says Mike Edmunds of Cardiff University in the UK, a scientist who worked on the device. “The design is beautiful, the astronomy is exactly right…In terms of historical and scarcity value, I have to regard this mechanism as being more valuable than the Mona Lisa.” Many like him agree, this device really is one of a…

The ancient Greeks contributed much to modern astronomy, inventing and utilizing the scientific method to study and chart the heavens through experiments, careful observation and meticulous records of their findings. However, they were not only good at the observational aspect of astronomy, but also the theoretical aspect as well, speculating about the Universe's size, structure and nature, and about everything that the Universe encompassed. Indeed, the Greeks were masters of this art, and their…

accomplishments, Copernicus also thrived in other fields such as medicine and economics. Cleary, Nicolaus Copernicus is the most influential person in european history because his accomplishments in economics, and astrology, and his strong will to defend his theories despite the population opposing him. Although Copernicus is considered “The Father of Astronomy”, he also had may accomplishments in the economical field. In 1491, Copernicus attended the University of Krakow to study art,…

confirmed it as a planet. (1) Fernie, J. D. (2004). Stargazing siblings. American Scientist, 92(2), 186-188. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.byui.idm.oclc.org/docview/215260420?accountid=9817 (2) Uranus and the Establishment of Herschel's Astronomy, Schaffer,…

the most well known and popular constellations and asterisms. An asterism is a group of stars that is not a constellation, but is well known by many astronomers. The history of how constellations came to be is amazing. Things including people, the discovery, why they were used, and how the sky was divided are all factors of the history of constellations. Today's current constellations are the same except one! Isn't that amazing? Tools and how they are used nowadays, are all things you will…

The Life of Mercedes Richards My research is on this black African American astronomer Mercedes Richards. This astronomer love stars and studying on the history about them. When she was a little girl that’s all her farther would take her out to see was the beautiful stars floating in the midnight sky. But there is a certain kind of star Mrs. Richards studied in her system which is called Binary stars name after a prototype. She always makes sure people around the world understand the…

nearby objects. To have a deeper understanding of this serious subject, I had an opportunity to interview Prof. Andrea Ghez from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UCLA. Dr. Ghez has been serving as the Director of the Galactic Centre Group, at UCLA for the last nine years and is working in the department of Physics and Astronomy where she teaches students on subjects ranging from star formation to the black hole at the center of our galaxy. She received her undergraduate degree in…

Throughout history, new ideas and inventions have been created from human intelligence effecting the way human life exist in today’s world. There have been different periods all around the world that have experienced some sort of lack development. Then there have been other times of great discovery and creation leaning towards something new and exciting. For a good amount of time, not too much development and creations were being brought forth upon. Part of the reason may be because of religion…