Copernicus publishes the Little Commentary explaining his heliocentric theory
1532
Copernicus completes On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres
1541
Copernicus agrees to publish On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres with the support of mathematician friend, Georg Rheticus, a professor at the University of Wittenberg, in Germany
Period: Feb 15, 1564 to
Galileo
had a lasting relationship with Marina Gamba and had 3 children but never married
Period: 1581 to
Galileo studies at the University of Pisa
Galileo began teaching mathematics at the University of Pisa
Galileo begins teaching at the University of Padua
Galileo publishes Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Galileo is convicted of heresy and sentenced to house arrest
Galileo publishes Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations
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Newton
Newton published “Mathematical Peinciples of Natural Philosophy”
Newton was made president of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge
Newton published “Opticks”
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Mendeleev
Mendeleev wrote "Organic Chemistry"
Period: to
Marie Curie
Mendeleev published the first edition of "Principles of Chemistry" about inorganic chemistry
Mendeleev had a dream of the periodic table
Mendeleev's idea of the periodic table are stolen by Julius Lother Meyer
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Wegener
Period: to
Hess
Wegener discovered South America match perfectly against the west coast of Africa
Wegener co-wrote "The Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere" textbook
Wegener published "The Origin of Continents and Oceans"
Wegener attended an international conference in New York where others mocked his ideas
Hess published "History of Ocean Basins" about his theory of seafloor spreading