Day 115- Scientist Timeline

Brahmagupta

628 BCE

-Bramagupta was born on January 1, 628, little to none is known about his family. -He is most known for inventing the number 0 and wrote the first book that mentioned it as a number. -Brahmagupta died on 668

Plato

428 BCE

-Plato was born in 428.
-He is most known for his writings about the mythical Atlantis and creating the first university.
-Plato died in the year 347.

Ptolmey

140 BCE

-Born in the year 140, very little to none is known about his life.
-Created the Ptomiac system, in which the earth was thought to be the center of the solar system.
-Ptomely passed away in 165, in Alexandria, Egypt.

Nicolaus Copernicus

1473

-Nicolaus Copernicus as born Febuaury 19, 1473.

-He is most known for Heliocentric System, it was not accepted for more than 100 years.
-Nicolaus died May 25, 1543

Johannes Kepler

1609

-Johannes Kepler was born on Janaury 1, 1609.
-He is most known for his insanely accurate details of Mars’s motions in the night sky.
-Johannes Kepler died on November 15, 1630.

Galileo Galeli

1610

-Galileo was born February 15, 1610
-Galileo was most known for the title of father of modern Physics.
-Galileo died on January 8, 1642.

Sir Isaac Newton

1643

-Sir Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643.
-He is most known for his attributions toward mathematics, especially known for creating the second calculus.
-Sir Isaac Newton passed away on March 31, 1727.

Edmond Haily

1656

-Edmond Haily was born on November 8, 1656.
-He is most known for discovering that Haily's comet comes around the earth every 76 years. This led to more accurate locations of the planets and stars.
-He died on January 14, 1742.

Joseph von Fraunhofer

1787

-Joseph Von Fraunhofer was born on March 6, 1787.
-Joseph was most known for discovering the dark absorptions of the sun.
-He died on June 17, 1826.

Hans Bathe

1906

-Hans Bathe was born on July 2, 1906.
-He is most known for his help in modern Physics.
-He died on March 6, 2005.