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The most important astronomer of all time turns out to be the Italian spearhead of the Scientific Revolution,
Galileo. Galileo was, in a sense, a lucky astronomer. To put it simply, he was fortunate to be alive when the
telescope was invented (around 1607 AD). He caught wind of this amazing new device, and quickly made his
own refracting telescope. This gave him absolutely unprecedented access to information on the heavens– and
he was the first to capitalize on it. While military leaders across Europe were using the spyglasses to watch
their enemies at sea, Galileo turned his telescope to the sky and discovered secrets that had lay waiting for
millennia.
Because Galileo lived and worked at such an opportune time, he is considered by most to be the father of
modern observational astronomy (not to mention the father of modern physics). Many aspects of his life lend
themselves to this title. He was the first to lay eyes on the Rings of Saturn (though they looked more like
handles from his perspective), and he also discovered and named various moons of Jupiter. He was also the
first to observe sunspots, which was rather significant, because it was then believed by the church that the sun
was perfect and without blemishes of any kind.
Hipparchus
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