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Light Years Over Time

By abbeyiscool

  • James Bradley

    James Bradley
    1693-1762: The lifespan of the English Astronomer James Bradley. Whilie studying the position of stars he was the first to find direct evidence of Earth's motion due to the combined velocity of Earth and starlight. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2013. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/timeline/people/bradley.html.

  • Light-Year is a Unit of Speed

    Light-Year is a Unit of Speed
    After countless research, Christensen Romer concluded that light has a definate speed. Jaggard, Victoria. "A Brief History of Light-Years." National Geographic. National Geographic Society, 22 Nov. 2012. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
    "Andromeda." Andromeda. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2013. http://obrazky.4ever.sk/priroda/vesmir/andromeda-159386.

  • Ole Romer

    Ole Romer
    Studying the moon, Romer watched and calculated the speed of light. This later contributed to Eistien's Theory of Relativity. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2013. http://cosmology.carnegiescience.edu/timeline/1676.

  • Light-Years

    Light-Years
    Friedrich Bessel (1784-1846) was the first to measure the parallax of a star. This contributed to further studies of Astonomy. The use of the unit of measurement Light-Years started. "Friedrich Bessel." N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2013. <http://portrait.kaar.at/Deutschsprachige Teil 4/image12.html>.

  • The Sun from the Milky Way

    The Sun from the Milky Way
    New knowledge is discovered that the sun is 50,000 light-years away from the Milky Way. "Milky Way galaxy." World of Scientific Discovery. Gale, 2007. Science in Context. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
    "The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel: Sci, Space, Tech." 'The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel: Sci, Space, Tech' N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2013. http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2013/10/unknown-forces-causing-milky-way-galaxy-to-wobble.html.

  • Lightyear is Reconginizes as Beloved Children's Character

    Lightyear is Reconginizes as Beloved Children's Character
    Buzz Lightyear is the name of the leading spaceman character in Pixar's movie "Toy Story." The protagonist of this movie often uses the catch phrase "To infinity... and Beyond!" NASA. NASA, n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2013. http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/Buzz_Lightyear/web/.

  • 5,000 Light Years Away

    A new planet was discovered 5,000 light-years away. This planet is supposedly very hot and the about the size of Jupiter

  • First Movie Titled "Speed of Light"

    First Movie Titled "Speed of Light"
    A thriller movie came out that was titled "Speed of Light." It's a movie about people wondering what could happen in a haunted warehouse at the speed of light. "Movies." N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2013. http://www.theanomalieschannel.com/submit-your-movie-to-the-anomalies-channel/.