List of Contributions and Achievments

When we discuss the history of astronomy, we will eventually get around to the greatest astronomers of all time. If you were to make up such a list, … [Read more...] about 5 Major Accomplishments of Copernicus

Benjamin Banneker was an astronomer, mathematician, surveyor, almanac maker and a vocal critic of slavery. His stand against racial discrimination is … [Read more...] about 5 Major Accomplishments of Benjamin Banneker

When you write the story of human accomplishment, you have to leave a sizable chapter over to the explorers. These are the people who explored the … [Read more...] about 5 Major Accomplishments of Bartolomeu Dias

Better known by the penname Voltaire, Francois Arouet is now regarded as one of the great thinkers and writers of human history. His accomplishments … [Read more...] about 5 Major Accomplishments of Voltaire

There is no question that even in the present, the accomplishments of Tycho Brahe are significant. However, when you add in the fact that he lived and … [Read more...] about 5 Major Accomplishments of Tycho Brahe