Thomas Harriot and the 5 Revolutionary Lunar Observations That Changed Astronomy
On 26 July 1609, Thomas Harriot, an English mathematician and natural philosopher, achieved a foundational milestone in the history of astronomy by conducting the earliest known telescopic observations of the Moon. Using a modest 6× “Dutch trunk” refracting telescope, Harriot carefully sketched the lunar surface, inaugurating a new era of empirical astronomical research and reshaping … Read more