Renaissance science By Meghankaufman 136 Ptolemy Ptolemy created Geometric solar system advanced at time Period: 136 to Dec 31, 1668 renaissance science Jan 1, 1514 Copernicus disproved movement of earth in middle Jan 1, 1572 Brahe believed sun and earth in the middle Jan 1, 1604 Galileo Galileomilitary compass, sun in center, trouble with church Jan 1, 1609 Kepler Keplerlaws to explain planets movements, elliptical orbit Apr 8, 1668 Newton laws explaining how the planets moved