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100
Ptolemy
geocentric universe, astronomy books, Greek, craters -
Period: 100 to
Scientific Leaders
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Apr 24, 1473
Copernicus
heliocentricity, church prosecuted, orbits/distances Sun -
Apr 24, 1546
Brahe
developed instruments, geocentric model, supernovas, Mars -
Jul 24, 1546
Galileo
physicist, mathematician, heresy, military, heliocentricity, laws -
Apr 24, 1571
Kepler
Three laws: elliptical, speed, orbit; heliocentric -
Telescope
Hans Lippershey is thought to have invented the first telescope. -
Newton
gravity, motion laws, books, calculus, telescope