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the major events in astronomy

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  • 4 BCE

    revolution of the sun

    revolution of the sun
    the greek astronomer aristarchus of samos suggested that the earth revolved around the sun.
  • 2 BCE

    classifying stars

    classifying stars
    the greek astronomer hirpachus start classifying stars according their brightness.
  • 1 BCE

    big bang

    big bang
    the big bang was a big explotion of a small point of energy that created the matter
  • 2

    geocentric model

    geocentric model
    was invented by ptolemy that the model tell us that the planets and sun was revolve around earth
  • Sep 13, 1543

    heliocentric teory

    heliocentric teory
    was invented by copernicus that tell us that the planets revolve around earth
  • birth of modern astronomy

    birth of modern astronomy
    galileo used a telescope for first time to observe the night sky.
  • issac newton

    issac newton
    he built the first telescope using mirrors instead of lenses.
  • discover uranus

    discover uranus
    w. herschel discoverd uranus