Edwin Hubble (1889 - 1953) The Universe is a lot bigger than we think! You have probably heard of the Hubble Telescope. But you might not know much about the…

Fig 1: Lord Rosse (William Parsons) (1800 - 1867) The art and science of astronomy was still a novice subject and rising field in the 19th century. We do not…

The Gregorian Telescope Fig 1: James Gregory The Gregorian Telescope is basically a reflector telescope invented and designed by well known 17th century mathematician and astronomer James Gregory (1638-1675). He…

The 17th Century Giant Telescopes built by Christian Huygens  Fig 1: A giant telescope Christiaan Huygens made in the 17th Century Christian Huygens, one of the greatest mathematicians of the…

How Newtonian Telescope Changed the View of the World Fig 1: Newton’s reflecting telescope displayed to the Royal society  We all know that the Newtonian telescope did not contribute to…

Astronomer Johannes Kepler wanted to be a Minister ! Short Biography of Johannes Kepler. Though most of us know the name Johannes Kepler as a great scientist of Physics and…