Scientific Revolution Timeline.
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Updated: 21 Nov 2019
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Nicolaus Copernicus was born February 19,
1473 in Torun, Poland and died on May 24,
1543 in Frombork, Poland.
Copernicus made the idea that the sun is at
the center of the universe instead of the Earth.
He also came up with the idea of the
heliocentric model with planets and other
structures revolve around the sun.Johannes Kepler was born on December 27, 1571
in Weil der Stadt, Germany and died on
Novemeber 15, 1630 in Regensburg, Germany.
Kepler was known for discovering the concept of
planetary motion. He also setup a template for
the future Issac Newton with Kepler's Three Laws
of Planetary Motion.Francis Bacon was born on January 22, 1561
in York House, Strand and died on April 9, 1626
in Highgate London, United Kingdom.
Francis is known for his promotion of the use
of the Scientific Method. He also believed that
reason with science is the only explanation for
things that occur on this planet.Isaac Newton was born of January 4, 1643 in
Woolsthorpe Manor House, UK and died on
March 31, 1727 in Kensington.
Isaac was known mostly for his studies and
his naming of this force called gravity. He is
also known for discovering calculus which
opened the door for solving more scientific
methods and equations.Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564 in
the city of Pisa, Italy and died on January 8, 1642
in Arcetri, Italy.
Galileo is known for being called the father of
many types of scientific classes. He is known as
the father of astronomy, modern science,
physics, and the scientific method. He is also
known for adding more to the scientific method
with some of his studies about our moon, the
sun, and that the planets in our solar system
revolve around the sun.David Hume, Born May 7, 1711 in
Edinburgh, United Kingdom and died
on August 25, 1776 in Edinburgh,
United Kingdom.
The things David Hume was known
for was known for being extremely
skeptical of the Church and for
directly influencing the Founding
Fathers with scientific methods.Rene Descartes was born on March 31, 1596 in
Descartes, France and died on February 11, 1650
in Stockholm, Sweden.
Descartes was well known as being the first
modern philosopher. He was also known for
using algebra and geometry to create new
equations and solutions in mathematics.Tycho Brahe was born on December 14, 1546
in Knutstrorp Castle, Sweden and died on
October 24, 1601 in Prague, Czechia.
Tycho was well known for his discovery of
irregularities in the moon's orbit around earth.
He also discovered a new star within the
Cassiopeia formation.William Harvey was born on April 1, 1578
in Folkestone, United Kingdom and
died on June 3, 1657 in Roehampton,
London, United Kingdom.
William was well known for making many
contributions to the study of anatomy and
physiology. He was more well known for
being the first person to correctly show
and describe the circulation of blood
within the human body.Anne Conway was born on December 14, 1631
in London, United Kingdom and died on
February 23, 1679 in Ragley Hall, Park & Gardens,
United Kingdom.
She is most well known for making a book on her
studies on her philosophies. She also made many
contributions to the study of platonism metaphysics.Maria Sibylla Merian was born on April 2, 1647
in a part of the Holy Roman Empire and died
on January 13, 1717 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Maria was known for studying insects and plants.
She also made diagrams for the many life-cycles
of 186 insect species.
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