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100
Anaxagoras
510 BC to 428 BC
Famous for introducing the concept of mind as an ordering force -
100
Aristotle
384 BC - 322 BC
Renown for his principles of moving -
100
Aristarchus
310 – 230 BC
Made first model with the Sun in the Center with the planets revolving around it. -
100
Eratosthenes
276 - 195/194 BC
Known for being the first person to caculate the circumference of the Earth -
100
Hipparchus
190 – 120 BC
Known for his theories for solar and lunar theories. -
Period: 100 to
The Astronimers
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May 24, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
Geocentric vs Heliocentric
Formulated Heliocentric model. -
Tycho Brahe
Made his own model called Tychonic system which said that the celectial realm changes. -
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Galileo Galilei
Contributed with phases of Venus, it four moons and sunspots. -
Sir Isaac Newton
Formulated the laws of mation and universal gravitation. -
Ptolemy
AD 90 – 168
known for Almagest, Planetary Hypotheses, and Handy Tables.
