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Feb 19, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus
An astronmer during the Renaissance period. Came up with the idea of the Heliocentric model and then wrote a book about it. He died shortly after he made the Heliocentric Hypothesis so, he never go in to any trouble. -
Jan 1, 1510
Ambroise Pare
He was an official royal french surgeon for kings Henry II, Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III. He is well known for being one of the developers of surgery and modern forensic pathology. -
Dec 14, 1546
Tycho Brahe
He was a Danish nobleman who is known for giving accurate observations of astrnomical and planetary events. He observed the SN 1572. By observing it at Herravad Abbey he found out that it was a supernova, a new star. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei
Supported Copernicus's idea of the Heliocentric Model after noticing the three moons orbiting around Jupiter with an advanced telescope. He made a book, Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems. He was supposd to write about both geocentric and heliocentric models but, he leaned towards the Heliocentric model. The Church then made him go to trial and he was then found guilty of heresy. Unlike Copernicus, Galileo got into trouble because of the heliocentric model -
Dec 27, 1571
Johann Kepler
He was an assistant to Tycho Brahe. He is known for his laws of planetary motion. -
Apr 1, 1578
William Harvey
He was an english doctor who explained in detail how the blood circulates and pumps throughout the body from the heart. -
Issac Newton
He was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian. Many believe that he is the most influential scientist of all time.
