Greek Astronomy was intrinsically linked to mathematics, and Greek astronomers sought to create geometrical models that could imitate the appearance of celestial motions. This tradition originates around the 6th century BC, with the followers of the mathematician Pythagoras. Pythagoras believed that everything was related to mathematics and that through mathematics everything could be predicted and measured in rhythmic patterns or cycles. He placed astronomy as one of the four mathematical arts, the others being arithmetic, geometry and music.
Whilst perhaps best known for his theorem 'The square of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides' or put a bit more simply, a2+b2=c2, Pythagoras did have some input into astronomy, albeit a bit esoteric by today's thinking. Pythagoras believed in the "harmony of the spheres.", that is that the planets and stars moved according to mathematical equations, which corresponded to musical notes and thus produced a symphony. This 'music' is not literally audible, but simply a harmonic or mathematical concept.
By the time of Pythagoras the five planets visible to the naked eye - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn - had long been identified. The names of these planets were initially derived from Greek mythology before being given the equivalent Roman mythological names, which are the ones we still use today. The word 'planet' is a Greek term meaning 'wanderer', as these bodies move across the sky at different speeds to the stars, which appear fixed in the same positions. However, the picture is not so straightforward due to the orbit of Venus. For part of the year Venus appears in the eastern sky as an early morning object before disappearing and reappearing a few weeks later in the evening western sky. Early Greek astronomers thought this was two different bodies and assigned the names 'Phosphorus' and 'Hesperus' to the morning and evening apparitions respectively. Pythagoras is given credit for being the first to realize that these two bodies were in fact the same planet, a notion he arrived at through observation and geometrical calculations.
Pythagoras was also one of the first to think that the Earth was round, a theory that was finally proved around 330BC by Aristotle.
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One significant German contribution to astronomy is the development of the Zeiss telescope. The Zeiss company revolutionized telescope optics by introducing innovative designs that greatly improved the quality and precision of astronomical observations. Additionally, German astronomers have made key discoveries in areas such as cometary theory, planetary science, and cosmic microwave background radiation research.
The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, has made significant contributions to astronomy by capturing stunning images of celestial objects, helping to better understand the universe's expansion rate, and discovering exoplanets.
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Pythagoras contribution to geometry was the Pythagorean theorem, which states the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides of the triangle.
The Great contribution to astronomy from ancient Egypt was the Almagest.
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It was not quite a cult, more of a society dedicated to mathematics, astronomy, religion, and philosophy, which Pythagoras himself coined.
Pythagoras. He has the Pythagorean Theorem named after him.
Pythagoras was well educated, and he played the lyre throughout his lifetime, knew poetry and recited Homer. He was interested in mathematics, philosophy, astronomy and music, and was greatly influenced by Pherekydes (philosophy), Thales (mathematics and astronomy) and Anaximander (philosophy, geometry).
Pythagoras studied numbers and believed that things could be predicted and measured
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