Ancient Astronomers

Claudius Ptolemy

130

Claudius Ptolemy was as a Greek descent would focus on the needed model of the universe and which known as the Ptolemaic system.

Eratosthenes

276

Eratosthenes was known as "Eratosthenes of Cyrene". He would help carry out the needed advances of calculating the Earths circumference. This would help the current generation of Astronomers to get the needed circumference as well.

Nicolaus Copernicus

May 24, 1543

Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer. Nicolaus Copernicus main focus was the propose of making the way of knowing about the sun being the fix point in our solar system. He would create a needed drawing for us to see the point of the sun being a fix point.

Johannes Kepler

1596

Johannes Kepler is known for created the Kepler three laws of planetary motion. These three laws of Planetary motion are used today and which help us know about the planets motion in the solar system.

Tycho Brahe

Oct 24, 1601

Tycho Brahe was a Danish astronomer, and which would focus on developing the astronomical instruments. These instruments would be used to fix the measurements of the positions of stars. This would pave the needed way of new astronomers.

Sir Isaac Newton

1665

Sir Isaac Newton would known for find the needed laws of motion and also universal gravitation. These would be found when Sir Isaac Newton was sitting under a tree and which an apple would fall and which would give Sir Isaac Newton the needed studies to figure out such.

Albert Einstein

1925

Albert Einstein was known as a German-American Physicist. Albert Einstein would focus on the theories of relativity, and which would gain a Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. His works world helps the 21st century with physicist but also physics as well.