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Isaac Newton
Laws of motion, law of universal gravitation, basis for classical physics. -
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Pierre-Simon Laplace - Solar System
Promoted the solar nebula hypothesis for the origin of the solar system. -
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Albert Einstein - Special Theory/General Theory
Special Theory - Space and time are not separate continuums.
General Theory - A fine spherical universe. -
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Fred Hoyle - The Universe
The Universe had been born at one moment, about ten thousand million years ago in the past and the galaxies. -
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Penzias & Wilson - Radiation
Penzias and Wilson discovered a cosmic microwave background radiation.