Astronomer's Timeline - Task 3
Famous Astronomers - Task 2
Famous Astronomers Charles Messier Date of Birth: June 26th of 1730 Main Thinking: He is known because he compiled a total number of 110 objects from outer space. This catalog was published in 1774 with his name. Ptolomeo Date of birth: 100 a.C Main Thinking: He is known for his greatest work on astronomy, the Almagest. It included a catalog of stars and a series of tables that helped calculate the position of the planets, the Sun and the Moon and solar and lunar eclipses. This text was the largest astronomical treatise for 1500 years after his death, making him a really famous astronomer. Galileo Galilei Date of birth: February 15th of 1564 Main Thinking: He is the most well-known astronomer because of his extended knowledge about astronomy and all the theories he made. He used the telescope when it was recently invented to study the sky and the planets. He was the first one to notice the Saturn Rings and several moons of Jupiter. Nicolas Copernic Date of birth: February 1...
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