Science in the Renaissance By 19eiseled Period: 100 to Apr 8, 1700 Science in the Renaissance 136 Ptolemy created the geocentric solar system. Ptolemy Apr 8, 1514 Copernicus created the Heliocentric solar system. Copernicus Apr 8, 1572 Brahe: Created a device to see planets. Brahe Apr 9, 1604 Galileo: Developed the universal law of acceleration. GalileoGalileo Apr 9, 1609 Kepler: Found distance from planets to sun. Kepler Apr 9, 1668 Newton: Discovered three new laws of motion. Newton