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1531 BCE
Claudius Ptolemy
Discovery- star catalog
Importance- to position the stars
Birth- 100AD -
500 BCE
Eratosthenes
Discovery- Mesolabio
Importance- it produced an accurate estimate of how big the earth is
Birth/death- 276BC - 194 BC -
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
Discovery- the planets orbit around the sun
Importance- it gave purpose to earth and other planets that revolve around the sun
Birth/Death- 2/19/1473 - 5/24/1543 -
1576
Tycho Brahe
Discovery- he invented the telescope
Importance- to advance our understanding of earth place in the cosmos
Birth/Death- 12/14/1546 - 8/24/1601 -
Johannes Kepler
Discovery- Keplers laws
Importance- They provide the first quantitative connection between the planets, including the earth
Birth/Death- 12/27/1571 - 11/15/1630 -
Sir Isaac Newton
Discovery- reflecting telescope
Importance- it causes an image to reflect at a focus point by using mirrors
Birth/Death- 1/4/1643 - 3/31/1727 -
Albert Einstein
Discovery- quantum theory of light
Importance- it could be used for multiple varieties of science
Birth/Death- 3/14/1879 - 4/18/1955