Famous Astronomers

This 11-question quiz introduces the astronomers who shaped how we understand the sky.

You will tie people to their discoveries through fill-in-the-blank and true or false items, with prompts like Who formulated the three laws of planetary motion? and What planet did Sir William Herschel discover?

A common myth gets cleared up along the way: Galileo did not actually invent the telescope, even though he famously turned one toward the planets and made it part of his place in history.

You will also meet the man a famous comet is named after.

Recommended level: intermediate.

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Question 1

Who formulated the three laws of planetary motion?

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Galileo Galilei invented the telescope.

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A comet was named after ___ when he correctly predicted its reappearance.

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Neil Armstrong was an astronomer.

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What planet did Sir William Herschel discover?

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Name the famous Italian astronomer who confirmed the phases of Venus.

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Who was the Polish astronomer that advanced the heliocentric theory?

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___ discovered 4 moons of Saturn and the gaps in Saturn's ring.

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Tycho Brahe observed a supernova in 1572 which was named after him.

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Edwin Powell Hubble proved that ___ are galaxies.

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In 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered ___, a dwarf planet.

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