User:Kwyle1604/Federico Cesi

Contributions to Astronomy
Cesi started looking into the study of astronomy around 1605. Kepler and Tycho Brahe were two astronomers of whos research Cesi became very familiar.

Work in Astronomy
Shortly after the founding of the Accademia dei Lincei, the founding members began their first major project. In August of 1603, Cesi and his compatriots began design and construction of a large astrolabe to which they referred to as "The Planisphere or the Great Astrolabe." The astrolabe's construction only lasted about two months, finishing on October 12. Upon completion, the three co-founders used the astrolabe to embark on their first philosophical task. The Linceans sought to align society with Christianity and Platonic philosophy. They believed that Catholicism and Aristotelianism had been causing a deterioration of contemporary knowledge and moral values. They trusted that replacing these ideologies could be countered by enforcing Plato's philosophy outlined in the Timaeus, describing the connections between man and the universe. Only a few years after their work began,1604-1608 the Holy Council tried Cesi's colleague, Joannes van Heeck, for heresy. During this trial, Federico's father sent Heeck from Rome and halted his sons work until 1609.

Peer Review Responses.
After reading the peer reviews for Kate's sandbox, I believe some of the points made were also applicable to my work. I think adding another source or two to diversify my information would be highly beneficial. I also think that reading through and searching for any grammatical/phrasing issues would do me some good as well. I think I could also expand more into his specific works and contributions would be beneficial to the article, as was suggested for Kate.