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| (1879-1955)German/American physicist. revolutionized our conception of the universe with his Theoy of Relativity. AGNOSTIC, E=mc2, won the Nobel Prize |
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| The calculation and prediction of natural phenomena and meteorological events on the basis of astronomical observations, supposed art of foretelling human affairs by interpretation of the motions of the planets and stars; |
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| branch of science that studies the stars, planets, and other objects in space. |
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| (1473-1543),Polish astronomer who developed a model of the solar system in which all the planets orbit the sun. CHRISTIAN |
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| (1564-1642) was an Italian mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. first person to use a telescope to observe the skies discovered the rings of Saturn ,first person to see the four major moons of Jupiter, |
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| 190-120 B.C., Greek astronomer who compiled first-known catalogue of stars and first map of the skies, also founded trigonometry. |
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| (1889-1953) was an American astronomer ,showed that other galaxies (besides the Milky Way) existed and observed that the universe is expanding |
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| (1642-1727) was an English mathematician and physicist who invented calculus,formulated the laws of gravitation, investigated the nature of light (he discovered that sunlight is made of light of different colors), and the laws of motion. |
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| 1571-1630, was a German mathematician who realized that the planets go around the sun in elliptical orbits. He formulated "Three Laws" of planetary motion that mathematically describe the elliptical orbits of celestial objects. |
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| An independent governmental organization in the U.S., established in 1958 and responsible for organizing research and activities relating to the exploration of space. |
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| 87-150, was a Greek belief that all celestial bodies revolved around The Earth. |
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| 1942- )British physicist and cosmologist. His work centers on the physics of black holes and singularities in space-time. Has ALS |
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| Referred to the sun as center |
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| the sun and the bodies that move in orbit around it. |
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| One who maintains theological or religious opinions at variance with the orthodox doctrine of any church or religious system, considered as orthodox |
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