ACTIVITY #2: FAMOUS ASTRONOMERS

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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 thinking:

He formulated the three laws of planetary motion that bore his name, and which allow for the specific mathematical specification of the trays described by the planes that revolved around the sun. He also formulated some optical laws and in 1611 a telescope was built.



Jana Fontserè and Júlia Franco

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