18 MAY 2012 by ideonexus Jupiter's Pattern in the Night Sky
4th Century BC observation from Gan De.
Folksonomies: astronomy

30 APR 2012 by ideonexus Astronomy Comes to the Observer, Meteorology Must be Pursued
It requires collaboration with many observers around a large area of land.
Folksonomies: astronomy,meteorology

26 APR 2012 by ideonexus Early Speculation on the Fuel of Stars
From 1920, demonstrating an understanding that the fuel is subatomic energy, but betrays no insights as to how it is release.
Folksonomies: physics,astronomy

14 APR 2012 by ideonexus The Zodiacal Light
Chet Raymo describes seeing the light of our planetary disk of our solar system intersecting the light of the milky way galaxy.
Folksonomies: astronomy,wonder

22 MAR 2012 by ideonexus The Supernova the Western World Didn't See
But was recorded in China. An explanation for why it wasn't seen in Europe is that observers would probably be burned at the stake.
Folksonomies: culture,society,astronomy,dark ages

18 MAR 2012 by ideonexus Astronomy Killed Astrology
By disproving Astrology's concept of celestial mechanics.
Folksonomies: astronomy,astrology

16 FEB 2012 by ideonexus Copernicus on Gravity
He correctly surmises that the force pulls heavenly objects into spheres.
Folksonomies: history,science,astronomy,gravity

28 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Space Extends Everywhere
An assertion from Tycho Brahe that captures the change of perspective of his time on the night skies.
Folksonomies: astronomy,iconoclasm

16 JAN 2012 by ideonexus The Creator Put the Sun in the Center of the Universe
Because this makes more sense according to Richard Blackmore... Little did he know the Sun would soon be ousted as the center.
Folksonomies: astronomy,theology

11 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Newton's Discovery of Gravity as an Example of Induction in Science
He extended the force pulling everything down to the Earth out to the Moon, then to the Sun, and then the planets to see how our solar system really works.
Folksonomies: philosophy,astronomy,induction