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28 Cards in this Set
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Frances Bacon |
Important ideas on logic and ethics in science. |
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Giovanni Alfonso Borelli |
Human mechanics |
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Robert Boyle |
Physicist at oxford worked with Robert Hooke on air pressure |
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Tycho Brahe |
Astronomical observer with a theory about the solar system |
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Otto Brunfels |
German botanist who had work that was wrong |
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Giordano Bruno |
Renegade italian monk |
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Nicolas Copericus |
Astronomy student published book |
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Rene Descartes |
Failure as a scientist but a great mathematician |
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Leonard Fuchs |
Botanist made a guide for collecting plants |
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Galen |
ancient greek physician |
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Galileo Galilei |
Studied physics invented telescope and microscope |
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Samuel Hartlib |
London scientist of royal society of london |
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William Harvey |
Studied anatomy and discovered veines and arieties |
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Johannes Kepler |
Studied the orbits of the planets made laws of planetary motion |
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Mariotte |
Botanist studied sap in plants |
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Marcello Malpighi |
Microscopist studied insects and plants |
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John Napier |
Invented mathmatical tool of logarithms |
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Isaac Newton |
Advanced current theories on astronomy |
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Ptolemy |
Ancient greek astronomer and mathematician |
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Santorio Santorio |
Animal biology |
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Simon Stevin |
Worked with Geometry fractions and decimals |
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Franciscus Sylvius |
One of the earliest chemical biologists |
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Evangilista Torricelli |
Invented Barometer |
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Jan Baptist Van Helmont |
An alchemist Expiramented on plants |
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Andreas Vesalius |
Student and professor in Belgum Biology |
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Francois Viete |
letters to unknown numbers variables |
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Otto Von Guerikee |
Invented air pump |
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John Wallis |
Worked on calculus |
