yert 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, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center
Brahe
generally called Tycho was a Danish astronomer, known for his comprehensive and unprecedentedly accurate astronomical observations
Kepler
Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher and writer on music.
Galileo
was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath.
Hubble
Edwin Powell Hubble was an American astronomer. He played a crucial role in establishing the fields of extragalactic astronomy
. Ursa major
Ursa Major is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory. Its Latin name means “greater bear,” referring to and contrasting it with nearby Ursa Minor, the lesser bear
Orion
Orion is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world.
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Canis major
Canis Major is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere. In the second century
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky named after the vain queen Cassiopeia,
Red giant
A red giant is a luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass in a late phase of stellar evolution
White dwarf
what stars like the Sun become after they have exhausted their nuclear fuel
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
