It was probably Maria Mitchell. She was born in Massachusetts in 1818, to a Quaker family, and received a good education (most girls of her era were not very well educated); she was fascinated by star-gazing at a young age, often using her father's telescope. In 1847, she was working as a librarian, but she continued to investigate the stars. That year, she discovered a new comet. By 1865, she was a Professor of Astronomy at Vassar College, and her work was internationally known.
Comments: I don't know if she was was the first, but Caroline Herschel was before Maria Mitchell.
He was not the first astronomer; there were plenty before him going back to the Babylonians at least. Galileo, however, was the first to use a telescope.
Galileo Galilei was the first astronomer to see the phases of Venus in 1610, providing evidence for the heliocentric model of the solar system proposed by Copernicus.
Galileo Galilei (from italy)
The first person to notice and report on stellar parallax was the Italian astronomer, Giuseppe Calandrelli (1749-1827). He reported the parallax for alpha-Lyrae. The first reliable measurement was made, for 61 Cygni, by the German astronomer Friedrich Bessel in 1838.
Galileo was the first astronomer to describe the surface features of the moon. Using a telescope, he observed mountains, valleys, and craters on the moon's surface, challenging the prevailing belief that celestial bodies were perfect and unblemished. His observations supported the idea that the moon and other celestial bodies were physical bodies similar to Earth.
He was not the first astronomer; there were plenty before him going back to the Babylonians at least. Galileo, however, was the first to use a telescope.
The Italian astronomer and physicist Galileo wrote the first scientific description of the moon
The first astronomer to record the Butterfly Cluster's existence was Giovanni Battista Hodierna in 1654.
Ptolemy, the astronomer of Ancient Greece first discovered Aquila.
an astronomer :)
Galileo was the first astronomer to explain why the sun and starts travel across the sky
Galileo.
Galileo
Indiana Jones
The cast of Le voyage dans la lune - 1902 includes: Depierre Farjaut as Astronomer Brunnet as Astronomer Kelm as Astronomer Bleuette Bernon as Lady in the Moon Henri Delannoy as Captain of the Rocket
Probably Galileo Galilei (Astronomer and Physicist, 1564 -1642)
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