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Nichoals Copernicus developed the heliocentric model of the universe in which the center of our solar system is the sun. He moved away from the widely accepted geocentric model.
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Tycho Brahe made relativley accurate measuremets of the brightest stars in our sky, this was done through the use of the scentific method. He continually repeated his processes to create more precise measurments.
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Galileo developed an improved telescope, discovered the 4 largest moons of Jupiter, and discovered that venus has phases equivalent to our moon.
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Proved that the heliocentric model was accurate through the use of mar's elliptical orbit.
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Famed for the discovery of planet Saturn.
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Sir Isaac Newton developed the laws of motion
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Halley predicted the now-named comet halley's comet revisitation date accurately.
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Charles Messier was a French astronomer most known for creating an astronomical index consisting of nebulae and star clusters.
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Famed for the discovery of planet Uranus.
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Anne Jump Cannon's work established a contemporary stellar classification.
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He created the theory of relativity.
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Hubble was an amercian astronomer who helped institute the field of extragalactic astronomy.
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Worked in the field searching for the existence of extraterrestial intelligence, was a found of SETI.
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Conrtibuted a huge amount to the field of astronomy, and hosted the original cosmos series.
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Worked on gravitational singularity theorem, and predicted blach holes emit radiation.
