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May 16, 1500
Copernicus
First person to formulate heliocentric theory.
On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres -
May 16, 1550
Brahe
Accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations. He was an astronomer and had an observatory. -
May 16, 1571
Kepler
Developed 3 laws of motion and interpreted scientific method. -
Galelio
Confirmed heliocentric theory proposed by Copernicus. Created own telescope and observed moon. -
Harvey
first person to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped in body by the heart. On the Motion of the heart and blood. -
Descartes
Crucial to the discovery of infinitesimal calculus and analysis. father of analytical geometry -
Newton
Father of differential calculus. Laws of Motion.
