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Feb 9, 1528
andreas vesalius
Vesalius was born into a medical family and was encouraged from an early age to read about medical ideas and practice. He went to Louvain University from 1528 to 1533 when he moved to Paris. Vesalius returned to Louvain in 1536 because of war in France. He was anxious to continue his study of anatomy and made moves to acquire a Skeleton to enhance his understanding. -
Feb 6, 1543
nicholas copernicus
nicholas copernicus presents a new view of the universe. -
Period: Feb 8, 1550 to
the 1st timeline
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Feb 9, 1571
johannes kepler
Johannes Kepler was one of the most important scientist in the field of astronomy. He was the founder of "celestial mechanics", having been the first to explain planetary motion. -
galileo
In 1609 Galileo learned of the invention of the telescope in Holland. -
descartes
was a philosopher whose work, La géométrie, includes his application of algebra to geometry from which we now have Cartesian geometry. -
newton
had become interested in orbits, finally convinced Newton to expand and publish his calculations. Newton devoted the period from August 1684 to spring 1686 to this task, and the result became one of the most important and influential works on physics of all times
