Astronomy Vocabulary. astronomy The study of space and the objects (planets, moons, stars) in it.

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Astronomy Vocabulary

astronomy The study of space and the objects (planets, moons, stars) in it

astronomer a person who studies astronomy

telescope Magnifies distant images using light

spectroscope Studies a star’s make- up by breaking down its light

sextant measures the altitude of a star

Nicholas Copernicus Stated that the sun was at the center of the solar system

Johannes Kepler Stated that planets kept orbits

Galileo Galilei the first to use the telescope

Built and used the first telescope observatory Tycho Brahe

Isaac Newton developed the laws of motion