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Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was an astronomer. He was the first to identify the order of the planets. -
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler was an astronomer. He determined that there was a gravitational pull between all of the planets. -
Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes was a mathematician. He was best known for the coordinate plane and the x,y,z variables. -
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon wrote the first major philosophical book in English, called the "Advancement of Learning". In this book, he introduced the scientific method which we use today. -
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei was the inventor of the telescope. He wrote a very controversial book named "The Two Chief World Systems", which talked about his heliocentric ideas. -
William Harvey
William Harvey is known for studying the human body. He discovered how the heart pumped blood throughout the body. -
Isaac Newton
Issac Newton is known for creating the laws of gravity. He created calculus, this is a type of math that is important in physics.. -
Discoveries Related to Galileo's Invention
Galileo's advancement of the telescope allowed us to make it even better today, which has allowed us to discover new planets and meteors nearby. In 2013, Nasa discovered three different planets named Kepler-62e, Kepler-62f, and Kepler-69c. -
Discoveries that are related to Bacon's Scientific Method
Development of new drugs to treat diseases, most recently Trikafta, a treatment for cystic fibrosis. -
Invention related to Issac's discovery
Carbon-Fiber Airframes are lighter than aluminum. This decreases the mass which would increase the acceleration
