The history of Astronomy

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  • Hans Lippershey

    Hans Lippershey
    Created the first telescope.

  • Galileo improved the telescope

    Galileo improved the telescope
    Found craters on the moon. Discovered that Jupiter is a planet with moons. Cresents on Venus showed that the sun is the center.

  • Newton discovered the colors in white light

    Newton discovered the colors in white light
    Telescopes became sharper.

  • Hershel discovered infared

    Hershel discovered infared
    Helps identify Uranus. Larger telescopes helped discovered that we live in a galaxy.

  • Hale helped in the planning of major observatories

    Hale helped in the planning of major observatories
    He helped plan two refracting telescopes on Mount Wilson Observatory.

  • Hubble

    Hubble
    Discovered other galxaies. Discovered other galaxies and galaies that are farther away are moving faster away.

  • Penzias and Wilson discovered Cosmic Background Radiation

    Penzias and Wilson discovered Cosmic Background Radiation
    Discovered important evidence of The Big Bang.

  • Hubble telescope

    Hubble telescope
    Discovered billions of galaxies in a small point in the sky.

  • Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe

    Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
    Discovered that the universe is 13.7 billion years old.

  • Kepler Space Telescope

    Kepler Space Telescope
    Looks for habitable planets in distant Galaxies.