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Aristotle |
Proposed the geocentric theory in the 300's BC |
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Francis Bacon |
Developed the scientific method |
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Rene Descartes |
Developed the scientific theory |
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Nicolaus Copernicus |
He came to the conclusion that the sun, not the earth, was near the center of the solar system, also known as the heliocentric theory |
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Tycho Brahe |
A danish astronomer who wrote a book proving that that a bright object in the sky was a newly visable star that was far away he called it the super nova |
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Johannes Kepler |
Published the results of brahes measurements of the orbit of mars and found out what was wrong with his theory |
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Galileo |
Built the first telescope |
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Sir Isaac newton |
He published a book that taught everyone about the laws of gravity and also developed calculus |
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Gottfried von Leibniz |
Independently developed calculus at the same time |
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Galen |
He assumed that human anatomy was similar to animals because he had never dissected a human body |
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Andreas Vesalius |
He was the first to dissect a human body and artist accurately make drawing of the body |
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William Harvey |
Described how blood and and the circulatory system functioned |
