A Note on Chronology
Basics Apparent Motions of the Sun and Stars Calendars Conjunction and Opposition Ecliptic Equinoxes and Solstices Motions of the Planets Precession and Nutation Solar System Zodiac
Early European Astronomy Greek Geocentric Universe Rome (1st Century BC-6th Century AD) Western Europe
Ancient and Distant Lands (3200-00-1300) China Calendars Observation Instruments Star Lists and Charts Egypt India Islam Introduction (Islam) Doubts about Ptolemy Observatories Mesoamerica Mesopotamia
Medieval European Astronomy (5th-13th Century) Renaissance (14th-15th Century) Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) Regiomontanus (1436-1476) Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)
Modern Era (16th Century-Present) 16th Century Cepheids 17th Century Distances to the Stars Halley’s Comet Inverse Square Law Longitude Parallax 18th Century Annual Parallax Black Holes Bode’s Law Milky Way Nebulae and the Galaxy Proper Motion 19th Century Doppler Effect Magnitude Relativity Spectroscopy Sunspots 20th Century Big Bang Theory Expanding Universe Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram Radio Astronomy
Appendices Astronomy: Chronology Observatories: Alphabetical List People: Alphabetical List
Notes
Throughout AntiquityComplete the traditional BC/AD convention is replaced by xx-00-yyMore Information .
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