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well to be truthful it was my great grand dad u may not believe but it is true
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How did the constellation carina get its name?
the astronomer who discovered after his fav pet imaginary pet rock which was named Amanda hugnkiss
Was Halley's comet named after a guys last name or a girls first name?
Halley's comet is named after the British astronomer Edmond Halley. Halley rhymes with Hal, not hail)
Who created the first space shuttle?
It was Created in 1972 by an astronomer named Ben Dover he was a god at what he did and he created the red rocket.
Who named stars by assigning them to constellations and giving them greek letter?
Johann Bayer was the first astronomer who named the stars assigned to constellations and gave them Greek letters. He began this system in 1603.
What scientist named the Oort cloud?
It was named for the Dutch astronomer, Jan Oort, though it was first hypothesized by Ernst Opik in 1932. Oort refined and re-introduced the idea in 1950.
Who is the astronomer that studied and named the Moon's features?
Galileo
Who are platonic solids named after?
Plato, a Greek Philosopher who studied in Egypt.
Who were Plato's Egyptian mentors?
Plato left for Egypt after Socrates' death. There he studied in a span of 13 years under a Heliopolis priest named Sechnuphis.
What moon Europa was named by Galileo?
The question may mean "Was the moon Europa named by Galileo?" The answer to that is NO. Galileo discovered this moon, but it was named by another astronomer, called Simon Marius.
How did the platonic solids get discovered?
It is known that in the Neolithic period, platonic solids were carved out of stone. The Greeks also studied them quite a bit. Of course, Plato also studied them and they are named after him. So it is not easy to answer the question how were they discovered, but it seems they were stone carvings.
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.
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 Platonic solids?
They are named after the Greek philosopher Plato.
America was named after this astronomer?
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.
Who named the constellation Ara?
The Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, named the constellation Ara.
Who was the astronomer America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci was a navigator who used Astronomy, not strictly an astronomer.
What element in 2009s named after an astronomer?
That must be Copernicium.
