Observational astronomy

Some may think that Muggle astronomy is identical to Magical astronomy, but without the Magical knowledge. However, the differences between the two are more subtle than that. For example, astrology - the study of how the happenings in outer space magically influence the happenings of people on Earth - is a major subfield of Magical astronomy. However, calling a Muggle astronomer’s field of study “astrology” will quickly result in one very angry Muggle. In addition, astronomy is a field in which…

The Ancient Greek astronomers played an integral part in the construction of modern astronomy and our current understanding of our solar system. They were far from the first ancient astronomers; most of their work was built upon pre-existing knowledge from the Babylonians and Egyptians. However, what distinguishes the Ancient Greek philosophers from their predecessors was their attempt to not only observe the night sky but also to understand it. The Greek astronomers theorised the workings of…

The book, Genie: A Scientific Tragedy Book, the main character was a girl nicknamed Genie. She went through pain and misery that I would not even wish on my worst enemy. How could parents of a young child be so cruel and harsh, Genie was considered mentally retarded by her parents and was abused a lot. She was tied up in a dark room behind the house. How could one survive such misery, I would have lost my marbles if I was in her place. I empathize her because she is so young and is merely a…

She was better than most men. Her skills included Algebra, Geometry, Astronomy, and good writing styles. According to Deakin, “The breadth of her interests is most impressive. Within mathematics, she wrote or lectured on astronomy (including its observational aspects - the astrolabe), geometry (and for its day advanced geometry at that) and algebra (again, for its time, difficult algebra), and made an advance in…

and effectively educate students on the physical and natural world. The restructuring of Introduction to Astronomy course at Kean University, founded upon the desire to improve the effectiveness of the learning and teaching experience , will ultimately aid the dissemination of general science education to non-science majors and students who are academically curious about majoring in Astronomy. Kean students…

3 due to smallpox. He saw his first comet at age five and thats when he knew he was fascinated by astronomy. Little did she…

Since the topic of science is so broad, we will just discuss different types of science and how they apply to our current modern day life. To commence this composition, let’s discuss about astronomy and how critically beneficial it has contributed to our knowledge as of today. According to history, astronomy is one of the oldest sciences ever studied. Studies predate back in time of the Mayans, Greeks, Babylonians, Indian Egyptians, and Chinese. Those…

search for life on other planets. Now the history of astronomy goes way back to the Babylonians (1600 B.C.). They believed that the heavens had the power over all of earth 's existence. Astronomy has one of the most earliest written records of Abstromnimacal observation. Thus being the first science as stated by the History of Astronomy. One of the first known Astronomers was Galileo, he was known as the father of observational astronomy. He was born on February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Italy. He…

Edwin Hubble was an Astronomer and scientist who changed our entire cosmology and revolutionized the field of astrophysics. Hubble’s research helped to prove the universe is expanding and he also created a classification system for galaxies we now call the Hubble sequence. He has been called one of the most influential astronomers since the times of Galileo, Kepler and Newton.On November 20th, 1889 in Marshfield, Missouri, Edwin Hubble was born to parents John Powell Hubble, an insurance…

observations during the Renaissance period. In 1546, Brahe, originally Tyge Otteson Brahe, was born in Denmark into an aristocratic family. He was raised by a wealthy uncle and instead of pursuing law as his uncle requested, he chose to purse astronomy. He attended Universities in Copenhagen and Leipzig. In 1566, Brahe participated in a duel with another student to decide which was the better mathematician. During the duel, Brahe lost a large chunk of his nose and was forced to wear a metal…