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Period: 476 to 550
Aryabhatta
The additions to the simple name of Aryabhata are made to distinguish him from an Indian mathematician in the 10th century who bore the same name. -
Period: Feb 19, 1473 to May 24, 1543
Copernicus
Nicholas Copernicus was famous because he discovered that the earth was not in the center of the universe, but instead the sun was. -
Period: Feb 15, 1564 to
Galileo
Galileo was the first Astronomer to use what we call science to find out what the Universe is made of.