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1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus is known for discovering the heliocentric system, and most people didn’t believe him. -
Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes was known for doubting things until proven true. He is responsible for the coordinate plane and x,y,z variables. -
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei is known as the inventor of the telescope, but he actually improved an already existing one. -
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler published his laws of planetary motion -
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon published the scientific method -
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek discovered microorganisms, improved the microscope, and set the foundation for microbiology
