Having forgotten about Herschel, I had distilled the issue down to Cassini and Kepler. Cassini not seeming Germanish I go with:

Kepler

1) Is he dead? Yes.
2) European is correct.
3) A she he ain't.
4) His work was confirmational to that of another.
5) He is a pre-1900s figure.
6) He is not pre-Galilean.
7) There is a space mission with his name.
8) Mission orbit should be no more than 1.5% more than Earth's.
9) Not William Herschel.
10) Johannes Kepler is correct, Jedi.

...and what did he help confirm?

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man, I was going to say Kepler from the beginning except that he didn't use telescopes.


http://photos.crosscountryadventures...r/DSC04550.jpg

this was taken of me and a friend at Kepler's birthplace.

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should we say "Kepler's Laws"


supposing that is right, I don't really want to take this from Arneb since he did most of the asking.

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Are you sure about that? Did they let you in the museum?

Very nice! I just finished reading Kepler's Witch. Wow, what a tough life he had! The book was an easy read and more captivating that I thought it would be, but considering all the obstacles he faced, there was a lot to hold my attention. I do regret that there was not a lot of information in the book that addressed his scientific findings and efforts.

Thanks for sharing it. I would like to go there someday.

The answer is not any of Kepler's laws.

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"The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the universe to do..." Author: Galileo supposedly.

taken from the "you might be a nerd if" thread



thumbnails


and a link to all the photos from his museum

http://photos.crosscountryadventures....php?album=128

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Nice, though none seem to show the one important project he performed that I am quizing about.

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"The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the universe to do..." Author: Galileo supposedly.

Better hurry with your guess, Texan, since Arneb and Eroica are waking up 'bout now.

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we've got another 10 hours or so. It is just 7:30PM for Eroica and an hour later for Arneb.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kepler

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Kepler was the first to explain how a telescope works. [Galileo had promised he would, but never did, apparently. The fact that Galileo procrastinated doesn't surprise me considering that he was making new discoveries with it, and he was an enterprising individual, justifiably so.]

But, no, that's not the answer. Kepler had requested from Galileo a telescope, but Galileo never would send him one. As you stated, Kepler did get a telescope, and one built by Galileo, but it wasn't just for disecting it.

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there's more?


Found it!! He backed up what Galileo had discovered, and more importantly proved some things to himself. What a lucky man to live on the edge of such a breakthrough.

Same page as before.

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1) Is he dead? Yes.
2) European is correct.
3) A she he ain't.
4) His work was confirmational to that of another.
5) He is a pre-1900s figure.
6) He is not pre-Galilean.
7) There is a space mission with his name.
8) Mission orbit should be no more than 1.5% more than Earth's.
9) Not William Herschel.
10) Johannes Kepler is correct, Jedi.
11) Not Kepler's laws.
12) Not optical laws.
13) Confirmation of the "moons of Jupiter"....YES!

Kepler did not have great eyesight, due to his bout with small pox, I think, when he was a youth. He did have about 5 others besides himself observe Jupiter's moons. He had them each record what they saw without telling each other. Later they did a comparison and were able to conclude, with greater confidence, that the moons do exist. This news was contrary to a big demonstration put on by Galileo where the dignitaries, regretably, did not see the moons, so it was an important confirmation.

It's yours crosscountry.

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Thank you.

I'm thinking of an extraterrestrial feature. What is it? And for whom is it named?

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Is it in the Solar System?

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I missed this earlier. They sure are messed-up over there, aren't they? [I was off by 12 hours. ]

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I'm thinking of an extraterrestrial feature. What is it? And for whom is it named?

1) yes it is in the solar system.

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maybe that should have been my question

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Is it a dunlap feature? [Done lapped over (outside) the asteroid belt.]