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Geocentric Theory
In 100 Ptolemy the astronomer came up with a theory saying that the Earth was the center of the universe. -
Period: 100 to
Scientific Era
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Sep 20, 1199
Alchemy
Before science, many people believed magic could answer all the worlds questions about anything -
Feb 20, 1200
Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon was one of the first to choose a of science over magic -
Sep 20, 1543
Heliocentric
Scientist Copernicus challenged the idea that the sun was the center of the universe, he argued that the sun was the center of the universe -
Sep 21, 1543
Andreas Vesalius and William Harvey
Vesalius studied the human body and published and seven-volume book about it. Most of the book was illustrations. Harvey contributed because he studied the circulation of blood and the heart. -
Johannes Kepler
Since Copernicus had nothing to prove his theory, Kepler had to help and and proved his theory to be correct. While there were flaws in Copernicus' theory the main point was correct. -
Francis Bacon
Bacon believed that all scientific theories could be developed only through observation. He wrote a book called Novum Organum explaining his thoughts -
Galileo Galilei
Galileo built a telescope and discovered that the moon rotates around the earth and his discoveries formed the basis for mechanics -
René Descartes
Descartes believed that all assumptions needed to be backed up with facts. He used math to explain the way that light reflects from a smooth surface, Which led to the law of refraction and a basic principal in the study of optics -
Robert Boyle
Boyle help discover the the science chemistry. He showed people that temperature and pressure affect the space that gas occupies -
Schooling
French Academy of Sciences was founded in 1666 -
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Antoni used the microscope to discover bacteria and wrote about tiny life forms never seen by the human eye before -
Isaac Newton
Newton published a book on Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo. Then studied the planets and wrote the laws on force and motion -
Joseph Priestly
Priestly discovered the element oxygen that was later named by French scientist Antoine Lavoisier -
Antonie Lavoisier
Lavoisier that matter can change form but can not be destroyed of created
