stars Flashcards
Ptolemy
the theory of the sun
Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon
Brahe, Tycho
Tycho Brahe was a Danish astronomer, known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical observations.
Kepler, Johannes
Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, and natural philosopher.
Galileo
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de’ Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath, from Pisa.
Newton, Isaac
Sir Isaac Newton PRS was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author who is widely recognised as one of the greatest mathematicians
Hubble, Edwin
Edwin Powell Hubble was an American astronomer. He played a crucial role in establishing the fields of extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology.
Ursa major
Ursa Major is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory.
Ursa minor
Ursa Minor, (Latin: “Lesser Bear”) also called the Little Bear, in astronomy, a constellation of the northern sky, at about 15 hours right ascension and 80° north declination, and seven of whose stars outline the Little Dipper.
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
Cassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky named after the vain queen Cassiopeia, mother of Andromeda
Red giant
a very large star of high luminosity and low surface temperature. Red giants are thought to be in a late stage of evolution when no hydrogen remains in the core to fuel nuclear fusion.
White dwarf
A white dwarf, also called a degenerate dwarf, is a stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter
Main-sequence star
In astronomy, the main sequence is a continuous and distinctive band of stars that appears on plots of stellar color versus brightness.
