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Feb 19, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus
Formulated a heliocenteric model of the universe. -
Dec 14, 1546
Tycho Brahe (AKA Thug Nasty)
He was an astronmer, well known for his precise measurements, and his building of helpful tools. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei
He was best known for inventing the telescope. -
Dec 27, 1571
Johannas Kepler
He was best known for his laws of planetary motion. -
Giovanni Cassini
He was most notable for discovering four satellites of the planet saturn, and noticed the division of the rings of saturn -
Sir Issac Newton
He discovered the concept of gravity. -
Edmond Halley
He is best known for computing the orbit of the eponymous Halley's comet -
Charles Messier
Notable for publishing an astronimical catalogue consisting of nebulae and star clusters that came to be known as the 110 "messier objects." -
William Hershcel
A British astronmer, techinal expert, and composer who was famous for his discovery of the planet Uranus -
Annie Jump Cannon
An american astronemer whose catologing work was instrumental in the developement of contemporarily stellar classification. -
Albert Einstein
German born theoretical physicist that developed the generaal theory of relativity. -
Edwin Hubble
American astronomer who played a crucial role in establishing the field -
Frank Drake
An american astronomer and astrophysicist who is most notable for as one of the pioneers in the search for extratesstrial life. -
Carl Sagan
An american astronomer, who's research was essential to discovering the high surface temperatures on Venus. -
Stephen Hawking
An english theoretical physicist, cosmoligist, and author who is most famous for his theory that blakck holes emit radiation, known as Hawking Radiation.
