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ASTRONOMY

The

Astronomy

is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth.

Astronomy Is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth.

ASTRONOMY

Astron means star

Nomos means law or culture

• Law or culture of the stars

•Oldest of all sciences.

ASTRONOMY

Astron means star

Nomos means law or culture

• Law or culture of the stars

•Oldest of all sciences.

STARS

Celestial objects

Celestial objects

EARTH

Celestial objects

Celestial objects

Celestial objects

Asteroids

Celestial objects

Celestial objects

Celestial objects

MOON

They recorded the earliest astronomical observations

Chinese Egyptians Babylonian

EARLY ASTRONOMERS

ERASTOTHENES

Measured the circumference of the Earth

Nicholas Copernicus

A Polish astronomer argued the Sun, not the Earth is at the center of the Solar System

JOHANNES KEPLER

The first person to show that the planets move around the Sun in elliptical orbits.

Isaac Newton

GALILEO GALILEE

He developed the astronomical telescope.

HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

IMPORTANT DATA ABOUT THE UNIVERSE

JUPITERTHE LARGEST PLANET

MERCURY SMALLEST PLANET

EARTH DENSEST PLANET

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