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Jan 1, 1539
Nicolaus Copernicus
In 1539, Copernicus had made his full volume of theories based on the heliocentric model of the solar system. -
Aug 17, 1563
Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe was an astronomer who was the first to notice that the Alfonsine and Copernicus tables were wrong at recording the accurate dates for when Saturn and Jupiter passed each other. -
Johann Kepler
A very scientific man, Johann Kepler determined the orbiting of planets and their satellietes are based on geometric patterns in 1600. -
Galileo Galilei
A poineer in astronomy, Galileo discovered Jupiter and its orbiting satellites in 1610. -
William Harvey
WIlliam Harvey was the first to question the way blood worked in the body. In 1628, he wrote the book An Anatomical Study of the Motion of the Heart and of the Blood in Animals, which changed the theory. -
Rene Descartes
A groundbreaking philosopher, Rene Descartes wrote a letter to Queen Elizabeth in 1643 describing his mechanical and modern method of philosophy. -
Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton, a professor of mathematics and alchemy, watched an apple fall from a tree and began to theorize the law of gravity in 1665.
