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Galileo was the father of what?

Modern astronomy.


Was Galileo was none as the father of?

Galileo is known as the Father of Modern Astronomy, the Father of Modern Science, and the Father of Modern Physics. He is not None for anything.


Who was the father of modern astronomy for he asserted that the earth revolves around the sun?

Who was the father of modern astronomy: JKepler and Newton. Who asserted that the Earth orbits around the Sun: Copernicus and Galileo.


What are the conributions of Galileo galilee?

Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 - 8 January 1642) was a Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism. Galileo has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics," the "father of science," and "the Father of Modern Science."


Did Isaac Newton have other names?

the father of modern astronomy


Which astronomer is known as the father of modern Astronomy?

Edwin Hubble.


Father of modren science?

Galileo Galilei has frequently been called the father of modern science. Galileo made many advances in the fields of astronomy and physics.


Who is known as 'father of modern astronomy'?

I would say Edwin Hubble.


RenΓ© Descartes has been called the father of modern?

philosophy. His method of systematic doubt and emphasis on reason and clarity influenced the development of modern philosophy. His famous statement "Cogito, ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am) is central to his philosophy of the self.


Nicolaus Copernicus what did he do?

nicolaus is the father of modern astronomy. He proved that the planets revolve around the sun and that the center of the universe is not earth


What ancient theory in astronomy was not accepted in modern astronomy?

It was called 'Geocentric.' The idea was that the Earth was the center of the universe and everything orbited around the Earth, including the Sun.


What does modern astronomy mean?

Modern Astronomy is the astronomy in which we actually started looking at celestial bodies up close. Today there is a lot going on about the information of astronomy. Galileo was the first modern astronomer, just an interesting fact to throw in!