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300 BCE
Erastosthenes
He is famous for finding out that earth is measured circumference mathematically by using two surface points to make that calculation. This is important because he was the first to use the word geography. He also has other geographical terms are still used today. -
150 BCE
Claudius ptolemy
He is known for recording longitude and latitude in degrees for around 8000 locations on a map. This is important because he gave a very detailed image of the world as it was known. This made things a lot easier after he had plotted these points on this map -
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
He was known for finding out that the earth and other planets will revolve around the sun or known as the heliocentric theory. This discovery was important because it it lead to advances in astronomical tools in it change the way the scientist understood our solar system. -
1572
Tycho Brahe
He is famous for being accurate on the observation of the stars and the planets. This is important because when he was studying the new star he saw that it was farther than the moon and was among a bunch of different stars that were already known as perfect and unchanging. -
Johannes Kepler
He had discovered the earth and other planets travel around the sun in elliptical orbits. This is important because it helps information about the universe for the future. And to help scientist figure out a lot more and understand a lot more about our planets in there rotatations -
Sir issac newton
He is the most famous for the theory of gravity. This is important because he had help us predict how objects as largest planets and smalls molecules will interact. He just made a huge figure in the history of science and no one will ever forget that. -
Albert Einstein
He is known for the theory of relativity. This is important because it’s changed many ways the scientist would look at the world in a set a very big foundation for many new modern adventures in the future. One of the equations they found out from this is E=mc2