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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Scientific Achievements
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Nov 20, 1512
Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus
Heliocentric Theory
The Heliocentric Theory is a Theory that placed the sun at the center of the universe, rather than the earth
If he wouldn't have made that theory we would not know that the sun is closer to the center than the earth and we wouldn't know hardly anything about the universe. -
Nov 20, 1519
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci
He sketched ideas that were centuries ahead of his time of the parachute, airplane, helicopter, submarine, etc.
If he wouldn't have sketched those drawings we would have no clue today what those things are -
Nov 20, 1537
Globe
Martin Behaim
Invented the Globe
If he wouldn't have invented the globe we wouldn't have globes today and we would have no clue what a globe was, and some globes are used in classrooms to help teachers teach their students about the world. -
Thermometer
Galileo
Thermometer
We wouldn't know how to tell the temperature if he wouldn't have invented it -
Galileo
Galileo
Made a telescope by using two lenses on the side of a pipe made of lead
It's important because it helped people see a far distance from where they were standing at -
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton
Used prisms to discover that the colors of the rainbow made up the sun.
He wanted to prove that the ancient Greeks were wrong and he did. He was that smart, he proved a his theory was right.
It was important because, he found out what the sun was made of and we wouldn't know that today if he wouldn't have figured that out. -
Reflecting Telescope
Isaac Newton
The Reflecting Telescope
It gave people the privilege to see a great distance away from the place your at -
Battery
Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta
The Battery
It helps some technolgy have power so we can use it
We wouldn't be able to use probably about 95% of what we use today if he wouldn't have made the battery like cell phones, video games, toys, etc.
