Scientific Revolution

1472

May 30, 1423

Georg Peurbach
Born (May 30, 1423) Death (April 8, 1461)
Wrote, "New Theory of the Planets". He was an astronomer, a mathematicion, and an instrument maker. His book brought a new perspective about the planets and outer space in general.

1451

Oct 31, 1451

Christopher Columbus
Born (October 31, 1451) Death (May 20, 1506)
Famous Italian explorer, discovered "The New World," of Americans on and expedition paid by King Ferdinand of Spain during 1492.

1494

Feb 24, 1463

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Born (Feb 24, 1463) Death (November 17, 1494)
He was a Renaissance Italian philosopher, scholar, Neoplatonist, and humanist who wanted to stop religion and philosophy. He publists many books concerning his studies.

1530

Mar 21, 1478

Girolamo Fracastoro
Born (1478) Death ( August 8, 1553)
He was an Italian doctor, poet, scholor in geometry, mathematics, and astronomy, He subscribed to the philosophy in atomism, and refused to search for new hidden causes in scientific investigation.

1531

Mar 6, 1493

Juan Luis Vives
Born (March 6, 1493) Death (May 6, 1540)
He was a Valencian scholar who mostly lived his entire life in the Netherlands. He was strongly against Scholasticism and emphasized induction as a method of inquiry. He was also a professor of the humanites at Leuven.

1532

Apr 16, 1495

Peter Apian
Born (April 16, 1495) Death (April 21, 1552)
He was a German humanist. He was most known for his accomplishments in mathematics, astronomy, and cartography. The lunar crater Apians and minor planet 19139 Apain are named in his honor.

1545

Sep 24, 1501

Girolamo Cardano
Born (September 24, 1501) Death (September 21, 1576)
He was an Italian Renaissance mathematician, doctor, astrologer, and a gambler. He wrote mroe than 200 works on his studies in medicine, mathematics, physics, philosophy, religion, and music.

1566

Apr 27, 1502

Pedro Nunez
Born (1502) Death (August 11, 1578)
He was a mathematician, cosmographer, and a professor. He was known for his publication of the works of navigation. He explained the use of new instruments and how to sail on the great circle course.

1553

Sep 29, 1511

Michael Servetus
Born (September 29, 1511) Death (October 27, 1553)
He was a religious man, a Spanish theologian, physician, cartographer, and Renaissance humanist. He created a theory about the circulation of blood. He was convicted for his research and scientific discoveries. He was burned at the stake.

1540

Feb 16, 1514

Georg Joachim Rheticus
Born (Feb. 16, 1514) Death (December 4, 1574)
He was a mathematician, cartographer, navigational- instrument maker, medical practitioner, and a teacher. He is best known for his trigonometric tables and he was also Nicolaus Copernicus's sole pupil.

1561

Feb 24, 1523

Gabriele Falloppio
Born (1523) Death (October 9, 1562)
He was a very important anatomists. He was also a physician. He was the first to discribe the "Fallopian tubes," named after him. He discovered many important mysteries in early anatomy.

1570

Jul 13, 1527

John Dee
Born (July 13, 1527) Death (1600)
He was mostly known for his research on navigation, but he was also a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, occultist, imperialist, and was a direct consultant to Queen Elizabeth. He built the instruments to apply to Euclid and trained the first great navigators.

1600

Jan 4, 1548

Giordano Bruno
Born (1548) Death (Feb. 17,1600)
He was a friar, philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer. His theories supported modern science. Some of his writings consisted of, the infinite universe and the mulitplicity of worlds. He was burned at the stake for the complexity of his studies to the Roman Catholic Church.

1585

Sep 23, 1548

Simon Stevin
Born (1548) Death (1620)
He was a mathematician and military engineer. He helped standardize decimal usage in fractions and helped in refuting Aristotle's discoveries. He was a highly efficient military engineer whom also was engaged in science.

1564

Feb 15, 1564

Galileo Galilei
Born (Feb. 15, 1564) Death (January 8, 1642)
He was an Italian physicist, mathematician, atronomer, and philosopher. He discovered four of jupiter's moons, built a telescope, concluded that the moon was mountainous- not smooth, made observations regarding his belief in Copernicus's theory, and much more discoveries.