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Ptolemy proposes the Geocentric Model/Theory
ptolemy had to restart his geocentric model -
Mar 23, 1514
Nicolaus Copernicus publishes On The Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres
Nicolaus published his book on his death bed -
1543
Andreas Vesalius publishes On the Fabric of the Human Body
On the fabric of the human body is a set of books on human anatomy written by Andreas Vesalius and published in 1543. It was a major advance in the history of anatomy over the long-dominant work of Galen and presented itself as such -
Galileo's experiment at the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Between 1589–92, the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei is said to have dropped two spheres of different masses from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to demonstrate that their time of descent was independent of their mass, according to a biography by Galileo's pupil Vincenzo Viviani, composed in 1654 and published in 1717 -
Francis Bacon publishes The Advancement of Learning
Francis Bacon's The Advancement of Learning (1605) is considered the first major philosophical book is written in English. In it, Bacon is concerned with scientific learning: the current state of knowledge, obstacles to its progress, and his own plans for revitalization of schools and universities. -
Johannes Kepler published his Laws of Planetary Motion
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Robert Hooke discovers cells
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The cell was first discovered and named by Robert Hooke in 1665. He remarked that it looked strangely similar to cellula or small rooms which monks inhabited, thus deriving the name. However, what Hooke actually saw was the dead cell walls of plant cells (cork) as it appeared under the microscope. -
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovers bacteria
Van Leeuwenhoek discovered "protozoa" - the single-celled organisms and he called them "animalcules". He also improved the microscope and laid the foundation for microbiology. He is often cited as the first microbiologist to study muscle fibers, bacteria, spermatozoa and blood flow in capillaries
