Timeline of Astronomy and Telescopes

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  • Feb 19, 1473

    Nicolaus Copernicus

    Poland
    Heliocentric model of universe
  • Dec 14, 1546

    Tycho Brahe

    Sweden
    Used tools to create detailed model of universe of the time
    (heliogeocentric)
  • Feb 15, 1564

    Galileo Galilei

    Italy
    First Telescope
  • Dec 27, 1571

    Johannes Kepler

    Germany,
    laws of planetary motion
    determined elliptical orbits

  • First Non-spherical Mirror ground

    No specific date
    Parabolic mirror-Better image
    Hadley
    Britain

  • Spiral Nebulae Discovered

    In 1845, Lord Rosse used his
    largest telescope to see the
    spiral structure of M51.
    Ireland

  • Silver on Glass Mirror

    1850’s: German chemists used
    a chemical reaction to make a
    silver-on-glass mirror

  • First Multi-mirror Telescope Observing

    MMT(multi mirror telescope) is built.
    U.S.A.
    Larger telescopes available

  • Ptolemy

    Date N/M
    Geocentric model of universe
    Greek
    Combined and expanded on astronomical knowledge

  • Hubble Telescope Launched

    The Hubble Telescope, named after Edwin Hubble, is launched.
    U.S.A.