Yes, Copernicus had a sole pupil by the name of Georg Joachim Rheticus, who was actually the one who went to get Copernicus' "Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres" published.
Initially Galileo just called the moons by numbers (I, II, III, and IV, respectively). Technically another astronomer named Simon Marius named the moons after the lovers of the Greco-Roman God Zeus/Jupiter after a suggestion by Johannes Kepler. It is Marius' names that we recognize today.
Actually, though we generalized in the video, Galileo didn't invent the telescope but improved upon it. A Dutch inventor named Hans Lippershey is credited with inventing the telescope.
Even though Copernicus kept his idea's secret until he died, did anyone help him study the universe and further his research?
ReplyDeleteYes, Copernicus had a sole pupil by the name of Georg Joachim Rheticus, who was actually the one who went to get Copernicus' "Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres" published.
DeleteSource: http://www.britannica.com/biography/Georg-Joachim-Rheticus
Did Galileo get to name the moons he found orbiting Jupiter?
ReplyDeleteInitially Galileo just called the moons by numbers (I, II, III, and IV, respectively). Technically another astronomer named Simon Marius named the moons after the lovers of the Greco-Roman God Zeus/Jupiter after a suggestion by Johannes Kepler. It is Marius' names that we recognize today.
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Were there people before Galileo to try to invent the telescope?
ReplyDeleteActually, though we generalized in the video, Galileo didn't invent the telescope but improved upon it. A Dutch inventor named Hans Lippershey is credited with inventing the telescope.
DeleteSource: https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/a-history-of-telescopes