Indian Contributions to the Understanding of Cometary Orbits
| Description: This quiz will test your knowledge about the contributions of Indian astronomers to the understanding of cometary orbits. | |
| Number of Questions: 15 | |
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Which Indian astronomer was the first to propose that comets move in elliptical orbits?
Which Indian astronomer developed a method for calculating the period of a comet?
Which Indian astronomer observed the Great Comet of 1680 and made detailed observations of its motion?
Which Indian astronomer developed a theory of cometary tails?
Which Indian astronomer was the first to propose that comets are composed of ice and dust?
Which Indian astronomer developed a method for predicting the return of comets?
Which Indian astronomer observed the Great Comet of 1811 and made detailed observations of its motion?
Which Indian astronomer developed a theory of cometary nuclei?
Which Indian astronomer was the first to propose that comets are composed of a mixture of ice, dust, and gas?
Which Indian astronomer developed a method for calculating the mass of a comet?
Which Indian astronomer observed the Great Comet of 1843 and made detailed observations of its motion?
Which Indian astronomer developed a theory of cometary atmospheres?
Which Indian astronomer was the first to propose that comets are composed of a mixture of ice, dust, gas, and organic molecules?
Which Indian astronomer developed a method for calculating the velocity of a comet?
Which Indian astronomer observed the Great Comet of 1882 and made detailed observations of its motion?