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Christoph Scheiner (July 25, 1573 or 1575 – June 18, 1650) was a German astronomer and Jesuit. July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 159 days remaining. ...
Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ...
Events February 13 - Henry III of France is crowned at Reims February 14 - Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont August 5 - Henry Sidney is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. ...
June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ...
// Events June 23 - Claimant King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland arrives in Scotland, the only of the three Kingdoms that has accepted him as ruler. ...
An astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ...
The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ...
He was one of the first to observe sunspots (in 1611), although he took these to be satellites of the Sun. His book Rosa Ursina was published in 1630; by this time, he agreed with Galileo that sunspots were on the Sun's surface or in its atmosphere. 400 year sunspot history A sunspot is a region on the Suns surface (photosphere) that is marked by a lower temperature than its surroundings, and intense magnetic activity. ...
Events November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ...
Moons of solar system scaled to Earths Moon The common noun moon (not capitalized) is used to mean any natural satellite of the other planets. ...
A sun is the star at the center of a planetary system. ...
Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ...
Galileo Galilei (Pisa, February 15, 1564 – Arcetri, January 8, 1642), was a Tuscan astronomer, philosopher, and physicist who is closely associated with the scientific revolution. ...
Because the Maunder Minimum subsequently drastically reduced sunspot activity for many decades, his book remained the standard reference work on sunspots for a long time. The Maunder minimum in a 400 year history of sunspot numbers The Maunder Minimum is the name given to the period roughly from 1645 to 1715 A.D., when sunspots became exceedingly rare, as noted by solar observers of the time. ...
He remained opposed to the heliocentric theory until his death. In astronomy, heliocentrism is the theory that the Sun is at the center of the Universe and/or the Solar System. ...
He felt enmity towards Galileo over a dispute about which of them had discovered sunspots first, and this may have been an important factor in Galileo's troubles with the Catholic church over Galileo's support of the heliocentric theory.
Scheiner Crater, a a lunar impact crater, is named after him. Scheiner is a lunar impact crater that lies to the west of the enormous Clavius walled-plain. ...
Lunar is an adjective that means having to do with or pertaining to the Moon, or to moons in general. ...
This article is about impact craters, also known as meteor craters. ...
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