Learning Goal 9

  • Jan 1, 1543

    Nicolas Copernicus

    First Astronomer to suggest that the earth revolves around the sun other than the other way around.
  • First Telescope

    In 1608 the first telescope was made by some people in netherlands. However a year later Galileo galilei created a telescope that could see much much further.
  • Sun Spots and Craters on the Moon.

    Galileo galilei Discovered sun spots and craters on the moon looking through the telescope he built.
  • Gravity

    Isaac Newton observered that there was a force of gravity constantly pushing the moon towards earth.
  • Discovery of Uranus

    At the end of the eighteenth century six planets have been discovered: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. William Hershall then discovered Uranus.
  • Edwin Hubble

    Proved that galaxys are groups of stars like the milky way, This forever changed the way we look at the universe.
  • Discovery of Pluto

    Clyde Tombaugh an american astronomer discovered the first object that later to be known as a 'Dwarf Planet'
  • First Man on the moon.

    Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on them moon.
  • First Machine on Mars.

    U.S.S.R Mars 3 Landed Successfully on mars but unfortunatly Cease radio transmission 15 seconds later.