Famous Astronomers
Credited with the heliocentric model.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
This culture included philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle.
Who are the Ancient Greeks?
Most noted for his extragalactic studies and has a telescope named after him.
Who is Edwin Hubble?
One of the best known sites of ancient astronomical pursuits. Located in Salisbury Plain, England.
What is Stonehenge?
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Created the 3 laws of motion.
Who is Isaac Newton?
They were the most advanced at mathematics and astronomy.
Who are the Ancient Mayans?
Widely regarded as the father of empirical science.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
This model best explained retrograde motion.
Geocentric or Heliocentric
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Who is Michael Scott?
Discovered Jupiter's moons.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
They were able to predict the annual flooding.
Who are the Egyptians?
Famous for his laws of planetary motion.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
This culture had a 360 day calendar and assumed their destruction would come from above every 52 years.
Who are the Aztecs?
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Famous for constructing the most complete geocentric model.
Who is Claudius Ptolemy?
They influenced the future astronomy of other civilizations like the Chinese and the Arabs.
Who are the Indians (Asia)?
He was the last of the naked eye astronomers, those who made observations without a telescope.
Who is Tycho Brahe?
The Milky Way represented this culture's goddess Nut giving birth to the sun god Ra.
Who are the Egyptians?
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Who are Kanye West and Jay Z?
The first professional American female astronomer.
Who is Maria Mitchell?
They produced written works that contain modern accuracy including use of sundials.
Who are the Indians (Asia)?
Famous for discovering Uranus, the first planet discovered with the use of a telescope.
Who is William Herschel?
He is famous for charting comets and objects confused with comets called nebulae (“stellar nurseries”).
Who is Charles Messier?
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