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Jan 1, 1214
Roger Bacon
Bacon spent many years studing at Oxford University. He had the idea of flying machines and motorized ships. Credited with starting the early strages of the scientific method. He wrote the book Opus Majus, which was all of the knowledge Roger had accumulated. He stressed the importance of the use of lenses for magnification to aid natural vision.
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Feb 19, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus
Copernicus was born in Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. After college he began studying astronomy. Proposed that the sun was stationary in the center of the universe and the earth revolved around it. Copernicus combined physics to the demands of astronomy
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Dec 31, 1514
Andreas Vesalius
He reorganized the study of anatomy. He was a Flemish anatomist, physician, and author. Dissected entire animals and gained knowledge. He publicly dissected a corpse and explained its parts. He lead the way in the investigation of the structure of the human body and teaching it.
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Jan 22, 1561
Francis Bacon
Bacon served as attorney general and Lord Chancellor of England. Was said to also discover the scientific method. Bacon's new scientific method involved gathering data, analyzing it and performing experiments. He believed that observation and analysis were good enough for better understanding.
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Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy. Galilei discovered the law of pendulum. He noticed a swing going back and forth and after much work he discovered the period of each swing was exactly the same. The law of the pendulum would eventually be used to regulate clocks and brought much fame to Galilei. More Info -
Dec 27, 1571
Johannes Kepler
Kepler was born in in the Holy Roman Empire of Germany. Kepler was the first to correctly explain planetary motion. Keplers Laws of Planetary Motion- 1st rule- Planets move in ellipses with the Sun at one focus. 2nd rule-The radius vector describes equal areas in equal times. 3rd rule-The squares of the periodic times are to each other as the cubes of the mean distances. All these finding were published in his books.
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Apr 1, 1578
William Harvey
He was fascianted by anatomy. He studied at Caius College in Cambridge. He made the discovery that the veins in the human body were a one way system. He was a self established physician. He disected many animals. He explained how the heart propelled blood in a circular course through the body. He also suggested that humans and mammals reproduce by fertilisation of a egg.
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Rene Descartes
Descartes was born in La Haye, France. He was convinced science and math could explain everything in nature. Was the first to describe the universe in terms of matter and motion. He saw the universe a as giant mathematically designed engine. Combined algebra and geometry which became known as analytical geometry.
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Robert Botyle
Boyle was born in Lismore, Ireland. Known as a founder of modern chemistry. Experiments were considered controversial at this time. He is well known for creating Boyles Law. Boyles Law states the volume of a gas is decreased, the pressure increases proportionally. He also introduced the litmus test, which to tell acids from bases.
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Isaac Newton
Newton was born in Lincolnshire, England. Isaac Newton discovered three laws to explain the way objects move. The 1st law being an object in motion will stay in motion. The 2nd law being F=M*A meaning an object accelerates in the direction the force is moving it. Finally, the 3rd law, for every action there is a equal or opposite reaction,
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