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Who was the first modern astronomer to purpose a sun-centered solar system?
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Nicolaus Copernicus proposed the concept of a sun-centred universe in the 16th century.
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Who was the Polish mathematician and astronomer who discovered One of the first major scientific discoveries?
Nicolaus Copernicus (19 February 1473 - 24 May 1543) First Astronomer to place the Sun at the center of the Solar System.
Who classified stars according to their brightness?
The Greeks had a system of classifying stars according tot heir brightness. The main Greek astronomer to use magnitudes was Ptolemy. But the modern system of magnitudes was devised by Norman Pogson. A 1st magnitude star is defined as being 100 times brighter than a 6th magnitude star. A difference of one magnitude is equivalent to 2.512 times brighter or fainter.
Which astronomers is credited as the first to theorize the planets orbit around the Sun?
The astronomer credited as the first to theorize that the planets orbit around the Sun (heliocentrism) is Nicolaus Copernicus. He developed the heliocentric model of the solar system, which proposed that the Sun was at the center and the planets, including Earth, revolved around it in circular orbits. This theory was a departure from the earlier geocentric model, which posited that Earth was at the center of the universe and everything orbited around it. Copernicus's work laid the foundation for the modern understanding of the solar system's structure and motion.
The thick sphere of comets encircling the solar system out to a distance of about 50000 AU is called?
The sphere far outside the Solar System is called the "Oort Cloud", after the astronomer who predicted its existence.
Who invented the Celsius temperature system?
The Celsius temperature system, also called centigrade, a scale and unit of measurement for temperature, was invented by a Swedish astronomer who's name was Anders Celsius and who was born in 1701.
Who was the first ''modern'' astronomer to propose a sun-centered solar system?
Galileo Galilei
The first early astronomer tp purpose a sun-centerd solar system was?
Nicolaus Copernicus
What does president Eisenhower's Modern plan purpose?
Interstate Highway System.
How has Aristarchus of Samos influenced our modern-day lives?
Aristarchus of Samos was an ancient Green astronomer. He was the first to discover the solar system as we know it today.
What word in the solar system has nomsrterao?
Anagram of astronomer
What is a scientist that studies the solar system called?
It is an astronomer.
The study of the origin of the solar system and the universe in general is?
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.
What astronomer established the present system for classifying galaxies?
Edwin Hubble
What European astronomer who first thought the sun was the enter of the solar system?
Copernicus
Who is the greek astronomer who set up a system for measuring the magnitude of stars?
galileo
Who challenged the geocentric model of the solar system?
Nicolaus Copernicus was the astronomer to challenge the geocentric model of the solar system.
