Mateo Alvarado

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    Copernicus

    Copernicus
    He reversed his view that the earth was the center of the universe
    He was the first European scientist to propose that Earth and other planets revolve around the sun, the heliocentric theory of the solar system
    His theory refuted the geocentric vision of the system according to Ptolemy of Alexandria that had been the only accepted explanation for centuries

  • Francis Bacon

    Francis Bacon
    Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban PC (/ˈbeɪkən/; 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626), also known as Lord Verulam, was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I. Bacon led the advancement of both natural philosophy and the scientific method

  • Galileo Galilei

    Galileo Galilei
    Galileo was a natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who made fundamental contributions to the sciences of motion, astronomy, and strength of materials and to the development of the scientific method. He also made revolutionary telescopic discoveries, including the four largest moons of Jupiter

  • Rene Descartes

    Rene Descartes
    Rene Descartes had a very important role to play in the Scientific Revolution. Through his specialty in mathematics, he was able to transform geometrical problems into algebra. Further, he established the x and y-axis in his algebraic drawings. The modern notation for exponents was also a Rene Descartes innovation.

  • Isaac Newton

    Isaac Newton
    Isaac Newton is important for his contributions to the Scientific Revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries; specifically, his Law of Universal Gravitation, Three Laws of Motion, and invention of the reflecting telescope