Look up.
Humans have been doing it for millennia. We have always been fascinated by the night's sky, the universe, and our place within it. Many great thinkers have devoted their lives to discovering the heavens. Presented here is the history of astronomy, told visually through its great figures. The site contains a timeline and a map of 38 of the world's greatest astronomers from 400 BCE to 1850. Click below to begin by placing the astronomers' stories in context. |
Image by Wally Pacholka, courtesy of National Geographic
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