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Feb 19, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was born, who created the De revolutionibus orbium coelestium -
Period: Feb 19, 1473 to
The scientific revolution timespan
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Jun 9, 1540
Francois Viete
Francois Viete was born, his exact date of birth is unknown. He was known for creating the stepping stones for modern algrebra. -
Mar 6, 1543
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
The De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, detailing how the earth rotates around the sun was published. Exact date of publishing was unknown -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galileis birth
Galileo Galilei was born. Known for creating the first telescope, he is the most iconic figure in the scientific revolution. He is commenly known as the "father of science". -
Period: Mar 6, 1571 to
Francois Viete works
Francois Viete published many books on mathematics and was very important in mathematical and astronomical fields. -
Dec 27, 1571
Johannes Kepler was born
Johannes Kepler was born, created the base for the lwas of planetary motion. -
The first telescope
Galileo showed his telescope to a group of people as a demonstration. He would also sell telescopes for obvious reasons. -
Astronomia nova
Astronomia nova is one of the most important books on astronomy, detailing the movement of Mars. This also gave important information on how planets moved. The exact date of publishing is unknown. -
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was born. He is responsible for the discovery of gravity as well as mathematics. -
Philosophia Naturalis Principia Mathematica
The Philosophia Naturalis Principia Mathematica is a book written by Issac Newton detailing the universal law of gravitation.