Our Sun Is A Star ! Options

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

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

[Guest_Myran_*]

Sol would be in Cassiopeia as seen from Alpha Centauri.

[ljk4-1]

Sol would be in Cassiopeia as seen from Alpha Centauri.

Here is where Sol would be from the vicinity of Sirius:

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/...2005/36/image/c

[Jyril]

Here is where Sol would be from the vicinity of Sirius:

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/...2005/36/image/c

Only because of the selected viewpoint...

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Democritus had some clever ideas, but so had for example Aristotle. The only difference is that Democritus was right and Aristotle much more popular. There was no any mean to prove who was right; so although Democritus' ideas sound awesome, they weren't that useful or popular in ancient times. Just some ideas among others.

It was known fact that Earth was round even in the Middle Ages, but some(?) Chinese believed that Earth was also located in vacuum and it orbited the Sun!