https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk important astronomers en-us 2022-01-27 14:20:24 UTC 2026-03-20 04:06:56 UTC hello@padlet.com nls0416 https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2015963284 *190-120 BC
*A mathematician that measured the distance between the earth and the moon. 
*Invented the Astrolabe]]> 2022-01-27 14:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2015963284 nls0416 https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2015999642 *384-322 BC
*Philosopher and polymath
*used the eclipse to assume that the earth was round based on the curve shadow on the moon.
*Belief was abandoned in middle ages]]> 2022-01-27 14:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2015999642 nls0416 https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2016010731 *276-194 BC
*Mathematician
*First successful attempt to establish the size size of the earth. Calculated the circumference of the Earth using the Post of Alexandria and the Well at Syene at different times of the day.]]> 2022-01-27 14:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2016010731 nls0416 https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2016030136 *100-170 AD
*Mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, geographer, and astrologer
*Believed in the geocentric model but proven incorrect by Galileo
*Shows the importance of incorrect answers because incorrect answers narrow what we perceive as truth

]]> 2022-01-27 14:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2016030136 nls0416 https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2016038265 *312-230 BC
*Mathematician and astronomer
*First Greek to believe in a heliocentric universe
*Took a while for people to accept his idea because the geocentric model dominated in western civilizations
*attempted to calculate the distance between the Earth, Sun, and Moon]]> 2022-01-27 14:57:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2016038265 nls0416 https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2016055324 *1473-1543
*Polish mathematician and astronomer
*concluded that Earth is a planet and finalized the idea of a heliocentric universe]]> 2022-01-27 15:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2016055324 nls0416 https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2016063932 *1546-1601
*Danish nobleman, astronomer, and writer
*Invented devices that measured the locations of celestial bodies
*Made more precise observations on the position of Mars]]> 2022-01-27 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2016063932 nls0416 https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2016073651 *1571-1630
*German astronomer
*Played a key part in the 17th century scientific revolution
*Created what we know as the "law of planetary motion"]]> 2022-01-27 15:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2016073651 nls0416 https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2016086046 *1564-1642
*Italian polymath
*Father of observational astronomy, modern physics, and scientific method
*Most important contribution were descriptions of the behavior of moving objects]]> 2022-01-27 15:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2016086046 nls0416 https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2021342992 *1643-1727
*English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author
*Asked a question!! 
"why must apples always descend perpendicularly to the ground?"]]> 2022-01-31 14:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2021342992 nls0416 https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2021348344 *1452-1519
*Italian polymath
*Made the determination that the phases of the moon came from the light from the sun reflecting on earth's surface(one of the most famous polymaths in history)]]> 2022-01-31 14:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2021348344 nls0416 https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2021356196 *1918-2020
*born in West Virginia and graduated from West Virginia State
*Made it possible for Neil Armstrong to walk the moon with her precise mathematical calculations of the the orbital trajectory for the Apollo 11 mission]]> 2022-01-31 14:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2021356196 nls0416 https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2021362160 *1921-2005
*Hampton Institute in mathematics and physical science
*Engineer
*Staunch advocate for the rights of women and minority groups in the STEM fields
*Extracted data from wind tunnel and flight tests]]> 2022-01-31 14:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2021362160 nls0416 https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2021369050 *1942-present
*Aeronautical Engineer
*Wrote the computer program for a sonic boom that led to sonic boom minimization studies for 25 years]]> 2022-01-31 14:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2021369050 nls0416 https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2021379336 *1910-2008
*Key figure in the desegregation of the STEM fields
*Mathematician
*Math teacher during WW2
*First African American supervisor hired by NASA monitoring the "West Area Computing" unit

]]> 2022-01-31 14:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2021379336 nls0416 https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2027660357 *1969
*Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon during the race to space.]]> 2022-02-03 14:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/2027660357 plantaramoraol https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/3832962220 2026-03-20 04:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nls0416/y0fgbcq3qdcgw3dk/wish/3832962220