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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Marquis De St. Simon
(1749-1827) Astronomer and mathematician who wrote the 5 volumeMecanique Celeste which is a landmark in applied mathematics.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Nicolaus Copernicus
(1473-1543) First astronomer of the Renaissance.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus (February 19, 1473 - May 24, 1543) was the first astronomer to formulate a scientifically based heliocentric cosmology that displaced the Earth from the center of the universe. His epochal book, De revolutionibus...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ormsby Mc Knight Mitchel
Ormbsy MacKnight (or McKnight) Mitchel (July 20, 1805 - October 30, 1862) was an American astronomer and major general in the American Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Professor R. A. Proctor
Famous astronomer and mathematician.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemaeus, known as Ptolemy, was an ancient geographer, astrologer, and astronomer.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemaeus, known as Ptolemy, was an ancient geographer, astrologer, and astronomer.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ptolemy
He was a mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer. "The name of a line Graeco-Egyptain kings, who succeeded on the division of the empire of Alexander the Great, to the portion of his dominions of which Egypt was the head."...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Richard A. Proctor
(1837-1888) English astronomer
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Simon Newcomb
(1835-1909) American astronomer and mathematician.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Simon Newcomb
Simon Newcomb (March 12, 1835 - July 11, 1909) was a Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir William Herschel
Sir William Herschel, famous English astronomer
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Tycho Brahe
(1546-1601) Danish nobleman best known as an early astronomer, though in his lifetime he was also well known as an astrologer and alchemist.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe, born Tyge Ottesen Brahe (December 14, 1546 - October 24, 1601), was a Danish nobleman famed for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations. Hailing from Scania, then part of Denmark, now part of...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Galileo
This image is of Italian scientist Galileo Galilei, a brilliant astronomer who made many contributions to the world of science. Check out our Galileo facts page for more information on this famous scientist.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Johannes Kepler
This image shows Johannes Kepler, a German astronomer famous for his laws of planetary motion. Check out our Johannes Kepler facts page for more information.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Nicolaus Copernicus
This is a portrait of the famous astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. Copernicus devised a heliocentric model of the universe that differed from other theories at the time.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Camille Flammarion
(1842--) French astronomer
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 - 8 January 1642) was a Tuscan (Italian) physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the scientific revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope...
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University of St Andrews: Claudius Ptolemy
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, gives a biography of the Greek astronomer and mathematician who supported the theory of geocentricism.
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University of St Andrews: Edmond Halley
A very thorough biography of Edmond Halley, rich with quotes by and about this famous astronomer and mathematician.
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University of St Andrews: Zu Chongzhi
The University of St. Andrews offers a biography of Zu Chongzhi, a Chinese astronomer and mathematician.
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