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The publication of Copernicus' book, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres), just before his death in 1543, is considered a major event in the history of science. It began the Copernican Revolution and contributed importantly to the scientific revolution.
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he contributed to physics with his creation of lensed telescopes. & created an improved version of a military compass.
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Law of refraction of light, astronomer, Dutch
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laws of planetary motion, improved the telescope, Germany
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Laws of motion and universal gravitation, telescopes, England
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proposed lightning rod, proposed the electrical “ground”, demonstrated dangers of alternating current, and defined the modern views of electricity.
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Changes to the steam engine that helped start the industrial revolution, SI unit, Scotland
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Avogadro's Law states that the relationship between the masses of the same volume of different gases (at the same temperature and pressure) corresponds to the relationship between their respective molecular weights.
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developing a mathematical and physical theory to understand the relationship between electricity and magnetism. Furthering Ørsted’s experimental work, Ampère showed that two parallel wires carrying electric currents attract or repel eachother.
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direct proportionality between the potential difference (voltage) applied across a conductor and the resultant electric current, Germany
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1841 law of conservation of energy, SI unit, he was a brewer. Salford Lancashire
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Doppler effect) that the observed frequency of a wave depends on the relative speed of the source and the observer, and he tried to use this concept for explaining the colour of binary stars
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design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system, Serbia
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1886–1889 first person to conclusively prove the existence of electromagnetic waves. German physicist.
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laws of thermodynamics transatlantic telegraph, correct value of absolute zero, he was knighted, UK
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theory of relativity e=mc^2, modern quantum theory, and thermodynamics
