Newton and Galileo By Johnsonmelayna Feb 15, 1564 Galileo is born Period: 1581 to 1585 Galileo Starts to study medicine 1587 Galileo becomes a teacher 1597 Galileo create a mechanical mathematical solving device (Calc) 1604 Galileo discovers the supernova 1609 Galileo creates the telescopes Jan 9, 1642 Galileo dies Jan 4, 1643 Newton is born 1661 Newton goes to Cambridge 1669 Newton becomes a math professor 1687 Newton discovers his laws Publishes his book Mar 31, 1721 Newton dies Feb 7, 1834 Dimitri Mendeleev is born 1856 Goes to school to study chemistry while teaching science 1869 Creates periodic table of elements 1907 Mendeleev dies