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Jan 1, 1514
Nicolais Copernicus
This man came up with the Heliocentric theory, which was the theory that the sun was the center of the Universe. Even though he could not fully explain why the planets orbited they way they did. The book explaining his theory was not published till sometime between 1504 and 1514. -
Jan 1, 1539
Andreas Vesalius
He dissected human beings to find out how the body worked. -
Francois Viete
Francois Viete Invents Analytical Trigonometry Viete's invention is essential to the study of physics and astronomy. -
Invention of the pendulum.
Galileo first came up with the pendulum property in 1602, but a Dutch scientist, Christian Huygens built the first pendulum clock around 1656. -
Telesccope
Galileo actually did not ivent the telescope. He heard it was already invented by Hans Lippershey and made his own to look at the moon and planets with them. Hans Lippershey applied for a patent but it was denied. -
Barometer
Evangelista Torricelli Invents the Barometer Torricelli's invention measures air pressure, demonstrating that air does indeed have weight, and that the pressure caused by that weight differs in different situations. -
Microscope
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek invented this because he was fascinated my the lenses drapers used to inspect the cloth. He began to grind and polish lenses to make them magnify at greater powers. -
Isaac Newton
He published the Principia that has the explanation of the Laws of Motion in it. Edmond Halley provided encouragement and finacial help. -
First mercury thermometer
Created by Gabriel Fahrenheit. -
John Walker
He invented the first useable match. He discovered that if he coated the end of a stick with certain chemicals and let them dry, he could start a fire by striking the stick anywhere.