“Those who know that the consensus of many centuries has sanctioned the conception that the earth remains at rest in the middle of the heavens as its center, would, I reflected, regard it as an insane pronouncement if I made the opposite assertion that the earth moves.” Nicolas Copernicus The Renaissance was in full bloomContinue reading “Copernicus & The Sun”
Tag Archives: Astronomy
Almagest
“I know that I am mortal by nature, and ephemeral; but when I trace at my pleasure the windings to and fro of the heavenly bodies I no longer touch the earth with my feet: I stand in the presence of Zeus himself and take my fill of ambrosia” Claudius Ptolemy Almagest! In Arabic, itContinue reading “Almagest”
He Saw a New Star and Invented Trigonometry
“We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.” Carl Sagan, Cosmos The year 134 BCE was a momentous date in the life of Hipparchus. In that year, he observed a rare phenomenon, a star in the constellation of Scorpio. And it was not just any star; it was a new star,Continue reading “He Saw a New Star and Invented Trigonometry”
The Infinite, The Universe & The Void
“Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth.” ― Ptolemy Our first stargazer, Anaximander, was born in 611 B.C, in the city of our friend, Thales ofContinue reading “The Infinite, The Universe & The Void”
The Stargazers
“The true joy of a moonlit night is something we no longer understand. Only the men of old, when there were no lights, could understand the true joy of a moonlit night.” Yasunari Kawabata, Palm-of-the-Hand Stories We were born on our earth and took our first steps on solid ground. Our world gave us air toContinue reading “The Stargazers”
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