social studies scientific revolution inventors timeline

1400 - 1700

Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1700

Nicolaus Copernicus is born

1473

Nicolaus Copernicus came up with the idea that the sun is in the middle of the solar system rather than the earth

Tycho Brahe is born

1546

he made instruments that determined the positions of celestial bodies like stars and planets

Francis Bacon is born

1561

he made the scientific method, the method that scientists use to solve problems