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Feb 19, 1473
Copernicus
Died: 24 May, 1543 (aged 70) Copernicus was an astronomer. He is most famous for coming up with the Copernican Model of the Solar System. -
Dec 14, 1546
Brahe
Died: 24 October 1601 aged 54 Tycho Brahe was well known as an astronomer & alchemist. He designed his own model of the universe known as the Tychonic System. He catalogued the planets and stars with accuracy -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo
Died: 8, January, 1642 (aged 77) In physics Galileo is remembered for discovering the laws of falling bodies and motions of projectiles. -
Dec 27, 1571
Kepler
Died: 15, November, 1630 (aged 58) He's best known for discovering that the orbit of Mars is elliptical and for the laws of planetary motion. -
Newton
Died: 20, March, 1727 (aged 84) The Three Laws of motion, the reflecting telescope and the Law of Gravity -
Einstien
Died: 18 April 1955 aged 76 He invented the Atom Bomb and came up with many other amazingly complex theorys. -
Hubble
Died: 28, September, 1953 (aged 63) He discovered that our galaxy was not the extent of the universe. Hubble was also the one to first realize that the universe is expanding. -
Potlemy
Born: AD 90
Died: AD 168 (aged 78) He was one of the most famous astronomers ever recorded even though most of his theories were incorrect.
