An astronomy class is so excited by the discovery of planets around other stars that they decide to do a library exhibit on the subject so that everyone in the school can learn about it. In this exhibit they want to pay tribute to both the astronomers of today who have done the work AND some of the scientists of the past whose work was essential to making the discoveries possible (and directly related to the techniques involved). Which of the following scientists of the past should definitely be included in the exhibit?

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Christian Doppler's work on the Doppler effect is directly related to the techniques used in discovering exoplanets, particularly through the radial velocity method where the Doppler shift of a star's spectrum is used to infer the presence of orbiting planets.

An Astronomy Class Is So Excited by the Discovery of Planets