Ancient Astronomers Timeline

  • Claudius Ptolemy
    1531 BCE

    Claudius Ptolemy

    Discovery- star catalog
    Importance- to position the stars
    Birth- 100AD
  • Eratosthenes
    500 BCE

    Eratosthenes

    Discovery- Mesolabio
    Importance- it produced an accurate estimate of how big the earth is
    Birth/death- 276BC - 194 BC
  • Nicolaus Copernicus
    1543

    Nicolaus Copernicus

    Discovery- the planets orbit around the sun
    Importance- it gave purpose to earth and other planets that revolve around the sun
    Birth/Death- 2/19/1473 - 5/24/1543
  • Tycho Brahe
    1576

    Tycho Brahe

    Discovery- he invented the telescope
    Importance- to advance our understanding of earth place in the cosmos
    Birth/Death- 12/14/1546 - 8/24/1601
  • Johannes Kepler

    Johannes Kepler

    Discovery- Keplers laws
    Importance- They provide the first quantitative connection between the planets, including the earth
    Birth/Death- 12/27/1571 - 11/15/1630
  • Sir Isaac Newton

    Sir Isaac Newton

    Discovery- reflecting telescope
    Importance- it causes an image to reflect at a focus point by using mirrors
    Birth/Death- 1/4/1643 - 3/31/1727
  • Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein

    Discovery- quantum theory of light
    Importance- it could be used for multiple varieties of science
    Birth/Death- 3/14/1879 - 4/18/1955