Renaissance science By BG_FOR_3 100 Ptolemy earthThought Earth was in the center Period: 100 to Dec 31, 1700 Timeline Apr 8, 1543 Copernicus sunThought sun was in the center Apr 8, 1609 Kepler Apr 8, 1670 Isaac Newton Apr 8, 2014 Brahe Discorved the supernova explosion 1572