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Jan 1, 1214
Roger Bacon
Bacon was the first European to use detail in describing the process of making gun powder. He also proposed ideas of flying machines and motorized carraiges and boats. He studied math, astronomy, languages, alchemy, and optics. More Info -
Jan 1, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus
Copernicus was the first to propose that the sun was stationary and the earth revolved around it. He created the original concept of a universe. He also concluded that the distance a planet is from the sun is directly proportional to the size of it's orbit. more info -
Dec 1, 1514
Andreas Vesalius
Vesalius was a physician and biologist. He revolutionized the study of biology and medicine by his detailed description of the human body. He also wrote the first textbook of anatomy, and illustrated it. More Info -
Jan 1, 1561
Francis Bacon
Bacon was a leading figure in natural philosophy, along with scientific methodology. He studied many different fields, such as law, state, religion and contemporary politics. He was a lawyer, member of Parliament, and a member of the Queen's Counsel. More Info -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei
At age eleven, Galileo was sent to study in a Jesuit monastery. He created the Law of the Pendulum, which is that each swing back and forth takes exactly the same amount of time. He is also known to be the one to prove Aristotle's theory that heavier objects fall faster, to be wrong. More Info -
Dec 27, 1571
Johannes Kepler
Kepler was alienated by both the Lutheran and Catholic church. He was very interested in the studies of Copernicus. Kepler developed "Kepler's first two laws of planetary motion" and the scientific method. He was the first recorded instance of a scientist overcoming imperfect data to create a theory of surpassing accurracy. More Info -
Jan 1, 1578
William Harvey
Harvey is most known for proving that the heart receives and expells blood during each cycle. He did this by observing the hearts of small animals and fish. He also developed the first theory of the circulation of blood. More Info -
Rene' Descartes
Descartes is often referred to as one of the first people to try to completely eliminate skepticism. He is known as "the father of modern philosophy." He largely promoted mechanistic sciences as opposed to scholastic philosophy. He is also quoted with the famous phrase "i think, therefore i am." More Info -
Robert Boyle
Boyle conducted hundreds of experiments in his lifetime. He reported all of his results, even the negative ones. Throughout his experiments he came to one general conclusion, which is that all things happen mechanically. More Info -
Isaac Newton
Newton's greatest achievement is the three laws of motion. He also created a theory of tides and lunar motion. Newton created a universal scientific method that could be used for nearly any experiment. More Info
