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Period: Feb 19, 1473 to May 24, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus Birth-Death
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish Canon who disproved Ptolemy’s theory of Geocentricity. Instead he came up with Heliocentricity that the sun was the center of the universe, and all planets revolve around it. Copernicus was very important primarily to Galileo, who would further this research to discover that the planets rotated in an elliptical pattern. -
Nov 12, 1543
Copernicus' "On the Revolutions of the Heavanly Orbs" is published
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Nov 13, 1543
Vesalius publishes "On the Fabric of the Human Body"
His book described the basic systems and organs of the human body. -
Period: Dec 14, 1546 to
Tycho Brahe Birth-Death
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Period: Jan 22, 1561 to
Francis Bacon Birth-Death
Francis Bacon was a English philosophe and scientist who created the scientific method, a rational, logical approach to a problem. He is accredited with one of the most significant advancers of rational thought and scientific development. Bacon was significant because of his important contributions to the scientific world. -
Period: Feb 15, 1564 to
Galileo Galilei Birth-Death
Galileo was an Italian astronomer who also used the ideas of Copernicus. Galileo was most famous for constructing a sophisticated telescope with which he observed the pattern of planetary motion to be elliptical rather than circular. Soon after, Galileo was placed under house arrest by the Catholic Church on counts of heresy. Galileo was important for his key discovery of planetary motion that would lead to more sophisticated research in the scientific future. -
Period: Dec 27, 1571 to
Johannes Kepler Birth-Death
Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer who closely followed in the footsteps of Copernicus. Kepler inquired upon the idea of Heliocentricity. His experiments also opened the door for Isaac Newton and his theory of gravitation. Kepler is significant because his research led the way for many other important scientists like Isaac Newton. -
Nov 12, 1572
Brahe discovers the Crab Nebula
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Nov 12, 1577
Great Comet of 1577 is spotted by Brahe
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René Descartes BIrth-Death
René Descartes was a philosopher who is widely considered to be the “father of rationalism”. He introduced the phrase “I think, therefore I am” which is the key idea of rationalism; using logic and thought to fine an answer to a problem. This was obviously combative against age-old religious thought. -
Astronomer Giordano Bruno is burnt at the stake on heresy charges
Bruno insisted that the sun was a star and there was a possibility of extraterrestrial life. -
Galileo's letter to Grand Duchess Christina of Tuscany
In his letter, Galileo rebutted the claims against him from the Inqusition. He explained various current scientific beliefs, such as Heliocentiricity, and how they were not to be interpreted as sacrilgious. -
William Harvey publishes "On the Movement of the Heart and the Blood"
His book detailed the human circulatory system. -
Galileo delivers the Dialogue Concerning the two Chief World Systems
Galileo's book in which he compares the Ptolemeic system with the newer Copernicun system. -
Galileo is arrested by the Catholic Church
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Bacon's "Novum Organum" is published
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Descartes "Discourse on Method" is published
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Galileo's "Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences" is published
This was a comppilation of most of Galileo's works over his years. -
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Isaac Newton Birth-Death
Isaac Newton was an Enlightenment philosopher and scientist. He is most famous for he theory of gravitation. He also invented Calculus in order to measure and predict gravitational measurements. Isaac Newton was important because of his crucial research into gravity that marked a revolution in it of itself within the scientific community. -
Malpighi discovers cappilaries while dissecting and observing frogs
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Newton and Jean Picard work together to measure the parallax of Mars
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Newton's "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" is published
His book detailed all of his current theories such as gravity and its three Newtonian laws. -
Newton publishes "Opticks"
The book detailed refraction and properties of light.