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JOHN FLAMSTEED 1646-1719 BORN IN DENBY ENGLAND MATHEMETICIAN AND ASTRONOMER ATTRACTED TO ASTRONOMY BY SACROBOSCO’S DE SPHAERA MUNDI FIRST ASTRONOMER ROYAL.
PHYS 3380 - Astronomy Exam Wednesday September 21 The exam will cover anything that was covered in the notes The exam will be closed book. You will be.
Kepler ’ s Breakthrough Kepler used Brahe ’ s data to develop three laws that could be used to describe planetary motion. All of the laws are based upon.
Kepler Orbits Last time we saw that this equation describes an ellipse. r min = perihelion (for solar orbits) or perigee r max = aphelion (for solar orbits)
NATS 1311 - From the Cosmos to Earth Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543) - wanted better way to predict planetary positions - adopted Sun-centered planetary.
Lunar eclipse: is the moon rising or setting?
Role of Tycho Brahe: 18.New, detailed observations of the planetary motions obtained, with the naked eye, by Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), a Danish nobleman,
Announcements Solutions to Homework 3 are posted on web site. Test next week: Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday (your choice); at testing center; one hour.
