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Ptolemy
Ptolemy had the idea that the universe was geocentric -
Jan 1, 1200
Robert Bacon
Robert Bacon was a philosopher and a scientist. He wanted science rather then alchemy and religion being the reason for everything that happened in the world. He eventually conformed to societies thinking and ended up studying alchemy. -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1550
The Renaissance
Sparked curiosity and created the idea of science and proving why instead of basing happenings on religion and magic. -
Jan 1, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus had the idea that the universe is heliocentric and it explained the ideas about astrology at the time -
Jan 1, 1543
Andreas Vesalius
He helped to develop the study of anatomy and created descriptions of human tissues. Vesalius published a seven volume book about the human body in 1543. -
Jan 1, 1545
Introducing science to the world
Society starts to introduce science by having schools teach the subject, and the media helped science gain attention -
Jan 1, 1556
William Harvey
William Harvey helped develop knowledge of the human heart and circulatory system. He told how the blood goes through the arteries and veins. -
Jan 1, 1556
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
He discovered bacteria, which he called animalcules. He discovered and wrote about the bacteria that can't be seen by the naked eye. -
Francis Bacon
He was an English philosopher who thought that there could be no assumption trusted without proof through repeated experiments. His way of thinking did not involve logic or reasoning. -
Johannes Kepler
Kepler helped prove Copernicus's theory using models, observations, and math -
René Descartes
He thought that assumptions needed to be proven through facts, and any assumption without proof should be questioned. He thought that his existence was proven by his thinking. He said "I think, therefore I am" He also thought that each field of science was connected and should be studied together. He made a math equation to describe the way a light reflects from a smooth area. -
Galileo
He helped prove Copernicus's theory even further using his own homemade telescope to look at the moon and the planets. His work caused controversy and many people thought that the telescope was the work of the devil. He also proved that gravity is the same no matter the weight of the object. He helped form the basis for modern science -
Robert Boyle
He helped create chemistry. He discovered that temperature and pressure affect the area that gas is in. -
Issac Newton
He helped prove that gravity is what keeps our planets in line. He had the idea that objects attract each other. Falling objects were just examples of gravity. His work has helped develop today's items like seat belts and space travel -
Antoine Lavoisier
He showed that fire is created when two substances are combined rapidly. He also proved that material can't be destroyed or created and created the law of conservation of matter.