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 17th Century, was born in Holland in 1629. He grew a more profound understanding not only of mathematics but also of mechanical devices and kept […]
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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 discovering any new celestial objects, but it did change our view of the universe. Here we will focus on this popular telescope and some other […]
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 Astronomy, his childhood dream was to be a Minister! Besides, he was a famous astrologer and was paid for his astrological suggestions! In the […]