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1535: Nicolaus Copernicus was gifted in a variety of things. He invented the quantity theory of money and laid the foundation for the scientific revolution.
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1595: Johannes Kepler was known for being interested in space and motion. He is responsible for defining the laws of planetary motion and he wrote the book called Astronoima Nova.
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1603: Rene Descartes was known for doubting things until proven true. He is responsible for the coordinate plane and x,y,z variables.
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1605: Sir Francis Bacon was known for defining the scientific method. He thought that scientific experiments should be approached systematically.
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1609: Galileo Galilei was known for his interest in studying stars. He was responsible for creating a better telescope and the geometric and military compass.
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1628: William Harvey was famous for discovering that the heart pumps blood throughout the body. He is disproved Galen and wrote a book called In the Motion of Heart.
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1687: Sir Isaac Newton was famous for defining the laws of gravity and the laws of motion. He also invented calculus and wrote Principia Mathematica.
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Whooping Cough Vaccine: This life-saving medicine was created to stop and prevent whooping cough. The vaccine could not have been created soon enough if it wasn’t for Sir Francis Bacon’s scientific method.
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The Very Large Telescope: This invention was inspired by Galileo Galilei. His smaller, less powerful model of the telescope let scientist create the much larger one, to see more than just stars.
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Neutron Stars Colliding: This discovery was found with the help of Newton’s laws of gravity. Thanks to him, we now have a better understanding of orbits and planetary things.
