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Revision as of 19:45, 21 February 2004 by 24.219.109.211 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)An astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. Historians often argue that ancient astronomers were priests and that this duality led to the rise of astrology.
Famous Astronomers :
| Astronomer | Contribution |
| Hipparchus and Ptolemy | Determined the positions of about 1,000 bright stars, tried to explain the puzzles of astronomy without refuting the commonly believed geocentric model of universe. |
| Aristarchus | First known person to propound the heliocentric model of universe |
| Copernicus | Reitererated the heliocentric model of universe |
| Galileo | was the first to use the telescope to observe the sky |
| Kepler | suggested the elliptical orbits. |
See also: List of astronomers
There is also a well-known painting by Johannes Vermeer titled The Astronomer, which is often linked to Vermeer's The Geographer. These paintings are both thought to represent the growing influence and rise in prominence of scientific enquiry in Europe at the time of their painting, 1668-69.
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