2006-07-28 04:34:03 · 14 answers · asked by The Princess of Pleasure 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I'll give the nod to Johannes Kepler...who was the first to prove that the planets travel in elliptical orbits around the sun. Copernicus had suspected this to be true (that the sun was at the center of the solar system), but was not able to mathematically prove it. Kepler did prove it.
2006-07-28 06:07:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ptolemy is one of the most famous scientists associated with Egypt. Although he was born in Greece, he is famous for his work in Alexandria. Born Claudius Ptolemaeus (Greek: ÎλαÏÎ´Î¹Î¿Ï Î ÏολεμαίοÏ; c. 85 – c. 165),he was a Greek geographer, astronomer, and astrologer.
He is considered by many to be the father of astronomy.
Tributes to Ptolemy include Ptolemaeus crater on the Moon and Ptolemaeus crater on Mars.
2006-08-03 09:09:23 · answer #2 · answered by annmohdali 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Edwin Hubble
http://pmi.itmonline.com/netnotes/Big%20Questions%20Net%20Notes/Edwin%20Hubble%20-%20Bio.htm
2006-08-05 10:06:45 · answer #3 · answered by thewordofgodisjesus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Edwin Hubble
Biggest Bang for your buck!
Discoverd galaxies beyond Milky Way, measured redshifts to help develop Big Bang theory (fact).
His measurements confirmed Einstein's theory of Relativity, and even made Einstein recant part of his own work!
plus whoever discovers extraterrestrial life first.
(Copernicus was merely repeating facts Arab astronomers already knew and proved mathematically.)
2006-07-28 12:52:27 · answer #4 · answered by aka DarthDad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copernicus
2006-07-28 11:37:29 · answer #5 · answered by flignar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tied between Copernicus and Aristarchos, who made the universe heliocentric.
2006-07-28 14:01:30 · answer #6 · answered by Keith P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Galileo
2006-07-28 11:37:50 · answer #7 · answered by Pam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
einstein predicted the stars would move. his e=mc2 implied that light had mass & could be affected by gravity. 2 planets had aligned so the starlight passing was affected by the 2nd planet's gravity & the stars did shift as seen from earth by the experimental community of the time. they were impressed.
2006-08-03 13:48:04 · answer #8 · answered by enord 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What was in the comet dust samples they brought back.
Comets are thought of as bringing water to Earth.
They found the same microscopic beings in our water and the
Comet dust samples!
2006-08-03 02:02:42 · answer #9 · answered by spaceprt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we discovered the moon and sun was actually created by God.
Genesis 1
2006-07-28 11:39:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋