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America was not named after an astronomer. It is believed that America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, who was an explorer, navigator, and cartographer. For more information, please see the Related Link below.
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What astronomer was America named after?
America was named after Amerigo Vespucci. He was not specifically an astronomer, but he was a navigator, and explorer, who used astronomy to find where he was going.
Who was the astronomer America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci was a navigator who used Astronomy, not strictly an astronomer.
What part of Saturn is named after the astronomer who discovered Tethys?
It is the gap in the ring system called the Cassini Division, named after the astronomer Cassini.
Who named the constellation Ara?
The Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, named the constellation Ara.
Who is the astronomer that studied and named the Moon's features?
Galileo
What element in 2009s named after an astronomer?
That must be Copernicium.
Which astronomer's treatise was named 'Panchasiddhantika'?
Brahma Gupta
What is the Kepler telescope named for?
It is named after the German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630).
What is the name of a crater of the moon named after a German astronomer?
Stöfler is one, named for Johannes Stöffler.
American was named after this astronomer?
America got is name from Amerigo Vespucci, who was a financier, navigator, explorer, and cartographer (but NOT an astronomer). Martin Waldseemüller, a German cosmologist and cartographer used a form of the Latin version of Vespucci's name to label the newly discovered lands of the Western Hemisphere.
Who was the Celsius scale named after?
According to Wikipedia, it is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701-1744).
What country named Neptune?
Neptune was named after a Roman god, but than name was proposed by a German astronomer.
