The History Of Astronomy

By joerobledo
  • Jan 1, 1054

    Supernova in Taurus

    Supernova in Taurus
    Chinese astronomers observes supernova in Taurus.
  • Jan 1, 1543

    Theory of the Universe

    Theory of the Universe
    Copernicus publishes his heliocentric Theory Of The Universe.
  • Sep 1, 1572

    Supervova

    Supervova
    Tycho Brahe discovers a supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia.

  • Stars in greek letters

    Stars in greek letters
    Johann Bayer introduces Bayer designation of stars, assigning Greek letters to stars, still in use today.

  • The First Telescope

    The First Telescope
    Hans Lippershey, a dutch spectacles makers invents the first telescope.

  • Planetary Motions

    Planetary Motions
    Kepler's first two laws of planetary motions are announced.

  • First Reflecting Telescope

    First Reflecting Telescope
    The first reflecting telescope was invented by Issac Newton in England.

  • Halley's Comet

    Halley's Comet
    Halley correctly predicts the return of a comet.

  • The Return Of a comet

    The Return Of a comet
    Johann Palitzsch observes Halley's comet as predicted by Halley in 1705.

  • The first Astroid

    The first Astroid
    Piazzi Discovered the first astroid, Ceres.

  • Disocvery of Neptune

    Identified by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle

  • Galaxies outside milky way galaxy

    Galaxies outside milky way galaxy
    The hubble telescope shows that they are galaxies outside the Milky Way.

  • Man on moon

    Man on moon
    Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon

  • Water in space

    Water in space
    New evidence has found water on mars.

  • Space Shuttle Endeavor

    Space Shuttle Endeavor
    Space shuttle Endeavor makes a detailed, global ma of the earth.