- A.) Nicholas Copernicus was born on February 19, 1473 and died May 24, 1543. Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564 and died January 8, 1642. Johannes Kepler was born on December 27, 1571 and died November 15, 1630. Isaac Newton has two recorded birthdates, one December 25, 1642 and the other being January 4, 1643. Newton died on March 31, 1727. Tycho Brahe was born on December 14, 1546 and died October 24, 1601.
B.) Galileo Galiei and Johannes Kepler were living during the same time.
- Tycho Brahe was important to astronomy because he first used the telescope to make observations about the stars and planets. These astronomical observations were accurate and he was able to determine that the planets orbit the sun elliptically.
- A.) From 1558 to 1603 the Elizabethan era (which was when Queen Elizabeth the first was reigning) is considered the height of the English Renaissance. Secondly, from 1566 to 1648, the Eighty Years’ War between Spain and the Netherlands occured. The Dutch won the war and achieved their goal of stopping the Spanish invasion into their territory.
B.) William Shakespear lived during the same time period. He was born in April of 1564 and died on April 23, 1616. He was an American playwright and extremely influential during his time and after it. He was famous for writing Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet along with many more plays.
- I personally look back on history during a time like this and try to clump all of these people together in the same time period. However, many of these influential people lived during very different times and experienced different ways of life. On the other hand, I also find it interesting to think that William Shakespeare lived during the same time as a famous astronomer because I have always believed that Shakespeare was alive a long time ago. I have also had the impression that famous astronomers were alive more recently.
Work Cited
Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 8, 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/.
Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, February 8). William Shakespeare. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 8, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare.
16th Century. 16th century. (n.d.). Retrieved February 8, 2022, from https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/1/16th_century.htm.
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