The Germans were not the only ones who had an astronomer during the 1700s. And who says astronomers just have to be interested in stars and telescopes? December 1798, Thomas James Henderson was born. Astronomy was his calling, but it was not his first choice. After graduating from high school, he was educated as a […]
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Being responsible for the birth of modern science, as well as being considered as the Father of Modern Physics, the Father of Science, and the Father of Modern Observational Astronomy ? no doubt Galileo Galilei shall be viewed with utmost regard and recognition. He is considered to be a follower of Copernican as his contributions
Frederick William Herschel is a British/German astronomer, music composer and technical expertise famous for his comprehensible discovery of the Uranus and its additional moons, Oberion and Titania.
Pierre-Simon Marquis de Laplace is a French mathematician recognized for his contributions in astronomy and statistics. Laplace is the proponent behind the “Mecanique Celeste (Celestial Mechanics)” during the mid-18th century. Laplace was born in March 23, 1749 to Pierre Laplace and Marie-Anne Sochon. His family became prominent in France because to their involvement in agriculture
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Joseph-Louis Lagrange is a French astronomer and mathematician who became famous around the world for his compilation of observations called the “Mechanique Analytique (Mechanical Analytics)” during the 17th century.
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Johann Elert Bode is one of the greatest German astronomers famous for his “Titus-Bode Law” that became significant in determining the orbit from Uranus. Bode was born in Hamburg. His father, Johann Jakob Bode, worked as a merchant. During his childhood years, he suffered from an eye disease that caused blindness in his right eye.
Guiseppe Piazzi is an Italian astronomer, mathematician and priest. Piazzi is famous for his “Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo” or “Palermo Astronomical Observatory” in Italy. Piazzi was born in the rural town of Ponte Valtellina, Italy on July 16, 1746. However, his childhood years are not revealed.
Edmond Halley is a prominent English astronomer, mathematician, physicist and meteorologist. Halley became famous for the “Halley’s Comet” observation. He was the second English astronomer next to John Flamsteed.
Charles Messier is one of the greatest French astronomers who wrote and published the “Astronomical Catalogue” or famously known as the “Messier Objects“. Messier was born in Badonviller, a small town located in the French Lorraine region. He is the tenth child of Nicolas Messier and Francoise Grandaise. Messier became interested with astronomy after he
Archimedes was the greatest scientist, mathematician, and astronomer of Ancient Greece. Among the credits under his name were the identification of the value of the pi and the creation of a system that provided the foundations of the mathematical branch that is now called integral calculus. Archimedes also pioneered the concept called the Archimedes’ Principle.
