Famous Astronomers

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Aristotle

Ptolemy

Copernicus

Kepler

Galileo

Newton

Foucault

Greek who proposed that the Sun, Moon and planets orbit around the Earth

His calculations predicted planetary movement

Proposed that the Sun is at the centre of our universe

German astronomer who proved that the Sun was at the centre of the solar system and the orbits of planets were elliptical

Italian who invented the telescope

English physicist who wrote a book explaining why the Earth orbits the Sun

French physicist who proved that the Earth spins on its own axis