It is quite apparent that the scientific discoveries made during the Baroque era have established a foundation for the modern age today. “In the seventeenth century, newly invented instruments allowed scientists to observe and measure natural phenomena with increasing accuracy” (Sayre, 22.2). These new inventions included scientific discoveries formed by Anton Van Leeuwenhoek, Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton, and Galileo Galilei. Leeuwenhoek made a glass lens that magnified over 200 times. This is what led to an improvement of the microscope which in return led to the discoveries of blood cells, bacteria, and sperm. Kepler had an impact on astronomy by recording the movement of the planets. His discovery led to the theory that the planets orbited
