Astronomer

An Astronomer is an empirical scientist that practices astronomy.

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• Example(s):
  • Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1534).
  • Tycho Brahe (1546-1601).
  • Galileo Galilei (1564-1642).
  • Johannes Kepler (1571-1630).
  • Galileo Galilei (1564-1642).
  • Isaac Newton (1642-1727).
  • Giuseppe Piazzi (1746-1826).
• See: Earth, Scientist, Observational Astronomy, Theoretical Astronomy, Cosmology.

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References

2015

• (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/astronomer Retrieved:2015-11-18.
  • An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who studies stars, planets, moons, comets, and galaxies, as well as many other celestial objects — either in Observational astronomy, in analyzing the data or in theoretical astronomy. A related but distinct subject, cosmology, is concerned with studying the Universe as a whole. An astronomer researches the world beyond Earth.

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