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Feb 19, 1472
Scientific Revolution
The Scientific Revolution was a series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature. The scientific revolution is important because it led to the creation of new knowledge systems, social hierarchies, and networks of thinkers. -
Feb 19, 1473
The Birth of Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center. He was the first European scientist to propose that Earth and other planets revolve around the sun, the heliocentric theory of the solar system. -
Properties of gravity
It is the weakest non contact force in nature. It obeys the inverse square law. It is always positive in nature.
It is directly proportional to the product of the masses of the two bodies. The sun's gravity keeps Earth in orbit around it, keeping us at a comfortable distance to enjoy the sun's light and warmth. -
Galileo and his telescope
Galileo learned of the spyglass and began to experiment with telescope making, grinding and polishing his own lenses. His telescope allowed him to see with a magnification of eight or nine times, making it possible to see that the Moon had mountains and that Jupiter had satellites. His impact laid the foundation for today's modern space probes and telescopes. -
Newton announces his Colors theory to the Royal Society
Newton developed his ideas, lecturing to students at Cambridge and building up the repertoire of experiments that he announced to the Royal Society in 1672. He insisted on what might nowadays seem obvious that color is an inherent property of light, not of the medium it travels through or is reflected from. Color theory is very important because color theory allows us to understand what colors go well together. -
Newton's Three Laws of Motion
Newton's laws of motion are three basic laws of classical mechanics that describe the relationship between the motion of an object and the forces acting on it. These laws can be paraphrased as follows: A body remains at rest, or in motion at a constant speed in a straight line, unless acted upon by a force. Newton's theory impact helped prove that all objects, as small as an apple and as large as a planet, are subject to gravity.