Astronomers and Stars Flashcards
Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy was a Roman mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist
Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon
Brahe, Tycho
Tycho Brahe; born Tyge Ottesen Brahe; generally called Tycho was a Danish astronomer
Kepler, Johannes
Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher and writer on music
Galileo
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de’ Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath
Newton, Isaac
Sir Isaac Newton FRS was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian
Hubble, Edwin
Edwin Powell Hubble was an American astronomer
Ursa major
Ursa Major is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory.
Ursa minor
Ursa Minor, also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation located in the far northern sky
Orion
Orion is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world
Canis major
Canis Major is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Cassiopeia
a constellation of the northern sky easily recognized by a group of five bright stars forming a slightly irregular W
Red giant
a dying star in the final stages of stellar evolution
White dwarf
what stars like the Sun become after they have exhausted their nuclear fuel
Main-sequence star
any star that has a hot, dense core which fuses hydrogen into helium to produce energy
