Wang Zhenyi
- Early Life
Wang Zhenyi was born in China in 1768 during the Qing Dynasty. She grew up in a family that loved learning. Her grandfather had a huge library, and her father was a doctor who also studied science. Wang Zhenyi was very clever and loved to read from a young age. Her grandfather taught her astronomy, her father taught her maths and geography, and her grandmother taught her poetry.
Occupation
Scientist, Poet
Year born
1768
Research Areas
Astronomy, Mathematics
Shen Kuo
- Early Life
Shen Kuo was born in the year 1031 in Hangzhou, China. His family was not powerful, but they valued learning. His mother encouraged his studies. As a child, Shen moved around a lot because of his father's government work. He grew curious about the land and people around him. He also became interested in medicine after an illness.
Occupation
Polymath - Scientists, Astronomer, Mathematician, Engineer
Year born
1031 CE
Research Areas
Astronomy, Maths, Geology
Aryabhata
Occupation
Astronomer, Mathematician
Year Born
476
Research Areas
Planetary Motion, Eclipses, Rotation of Earth, Geometry, Trigonometry
Al-Battani
Occupation
Astronomer, Mathematician
Year Born
around 858
Research Areas
Stars, Star Maps, Solar and Lunar Motion, Trigonometry
Benjamin Banneker
Occupation
Astronomer, Almanac Author, Mathematician, Surveyor
Year Born
1731
Research Areas
Solar Eclipses, Tides, Movement of the Sun and Moon, Planetary Motion
Arthur Eddington
Occupation
Astronomer, Physicist, Mathematician
Year Born
1882
Research Areas
Nuclear fusion processes inside stars, General Relativity
Elizabeth Brown
Occupation
Meteorologist, Solar Astronomer
Year born
1830
Research areas
Sunspots, Solar eclipses
Eclipses
An eclipse is when objects in space line up. One object moves into the shadow of the other.
