History of Astronomy
The history of astronomy goes back many years. Some of the earliest records of astronomy were the observations of the Babylonians in 1600 BC. There was information on eclipses as well as the positions of the planets. The Greeks used the information from the Babylonians and created cosmology, which is the study of the universe and man’s place in … Keep Reading → it. Key Greek figures included Eratosthenes, Heraclides, and Aristarchus. In 200 AD, Ptolemy advanced the Greek theories and created a complex model that placed the sun at the center of the universe. In the 17th century Galileo made significant discoveries including the moons of Jupiter and spots on the sun. He also supported the sun centered theory of Copernicus. In the 17th century Isaac Newton made significant contributions in the areas of gravity, calculus, and light theory. The last century of Astronomy has brought the Theory of Relativity by Einstein and The Big Bang Theory of the universe.
