Magnolia x soulangeana

Early Thinkers

  • Nicholas Copernicus
    Feb 19, 1473

    Nicholas Copernicus

    Nicholas Copernicus was the first man to purpose the heliocentric model of our solarsystem.
  • Tycho Brahe
    Dec 14, 1546

    Tycho Brahe

    Tycho Brahe is known for quality observations and his propstion of the geocentric model.
  • Galileo Galilei
    Feb 15, 1564

    Galileo Galilei

    Galileo Galilei was the first to use a telescope to study the heavens. He also discovered 4 moons of Jupiter
  • Johannes Kepler
    Dec 27, 1571

    Johannes Kepler

    Johannes Kepler is known for his works on planetary motion.
  • Sir Isaac Newton

    Sir Isaac Newton

    Sir Isaac Newton defined the three laws of gravity and the theory of universal gravity.
  • Edmond Halley

    Edmond Halley

    Edmond Halley is credited with the discovery of Halley's comet and invented the diving bell.
  • Charles Messier

    Charles Messier

    He discovered 13 comets and made the Messier catalogue.
  • William Herschel

    William Herschel

    William is most known for his discovery of Uranus and it moons. He also discoverd IR and two moons of Saturn.
  • Anne Jump Cannon

    Anne Jump Cannon

    She is known for her specilization in the classification of steller spectra.
  • Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein

    He is known for his theroy of relitivity and his work on the Manhattan project.
  • Edwin Hubble

    Edwin Hubble

    Edwin Hubble discover that the universe is expanding.
  • Giovanni Cassini

    Giovanni Cassini

    He is know for his discover of 4 moons of Saturn.
  • Frank Drake

    Frank Drake

    He founded SETI and is also known for his delvopment of the Drake Equation.
  • Carl Sagan

    Carl Sagan

    Know for his work on Venus.
  • Stephen Hawking

    Stephen Hawking

    He is most know for his work on black holes and physics.