But it seemed that a simpler solution (not requiring a powerful telescope) might just be to measure the position of our Moon, say relative to certain fixed stars—and then to back-compute the time from this. But to do this one had to have an accurate way...
Now let’s look at what happens over the course of about a year. We’re showing a dot for where the Moon is each day. And the dot is redder if the Moon is closer to the Plane of the Ecliptic that day. (Note that if this was drawn to scale, you’d barely be ab...
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(not requiring a powerful telescope) might just be to measure the position of our moon, say relative to certain fixed stars—and then to back-compute the time from this. but to do this one had to have an accurate way to predict the motion of the moon—which is what newton was trying...
It is impossible to know the answer to ”when was Mars discovered”. It is bright enough to be seen in the night sky without binoculars or a telescope and has been documented for at least 4,000 years. If you were to change the question a little to ”who first theorized that Mars was...
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