Our Sun Is A Star ! |
Our Sun Is A Star ! |
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A very simple topic title because everybody knows that our Sun is a Star ( lectured to 8 year olds all over the world
![]() But which scientist/Astronomer actually found out this 'simple' fact ? ( 17th Century CHristiaan HUYGENS studied the Sun, 19th Century Angelo SECHI even studied Sunspots ) I do know that 20th Century Fred HOYLE did a lot of calculations on the destiny of Stars but we might go back way earlier to know who found out that our Sun is a Star ![]() |
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Guest_Myran_* |
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QUOTE Jyril said: There was no any mean to prove who was right Yes in many cases they lacked the tools to check and test their ideas, one of the few they could test was if the Earth were round looking down wells in Greece and Egypt and so were able to calculate the diameter with one amazingly good result, only slightly off. What they did have was scientific discourse, even though the term wasnt invented back then (they most likely had another word for it though). Regardless many of these amazing ideas these philosophers presented had been discussed at length with their students and fellows, very littl of that is preserved, so we really dont know how they actually reached the conclusions. |
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