ACTIVITY #2: FAMOUS ASTRONOMERS
FAMOUS ASTRONOMERS Name: Charles Messier Date of birth: June 26th 1730 Main thinking: HeI finds comets to study their orbits. He searched for them and found other objects, with which he made one of the most complete catalogs. He made these objects known, so that other astronomers would not be confused when studying the sky. He discovered planets, and also managed to find 13 comets. Name: Caroline Herschel Date of birth: March 16th 1750 Main thinking: She discovered eight comets and three nebules. Name: Carolyn Shoemaker Date of birth: June 24th 1929 Main thinking: Discovered 32 comets and over 300 asteroids in her lifetime. Name: Galileo Galilei Date of birth: February 15th 1564 Main thinking: His contributions to observational astronomy include: confirmation of the phases of Venus, observation of the four largest satellites of Jupiter, observation of Saturn's rings, and analysis of sunspots. Name: Johannes Kepler Date of birth: December 27th 1571 Main ...
