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May 24, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
He wrote "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium" rigth before his death in 1543. He described his views that the sun was in the center of the solar system, not the Earth. This meant that it was Heliocentric, not Geocentric. -
May 15, 1571
Johann Kepler
Born in 1571, Johann Kepler developed the eponymous laws of planetary motion which described an ellipse, the shape in which planets orbit, the duration of time it takes, and the space it covers. He also improved the refracted telescope. He later wrote "Astronomia Nova," "Harmonices Mundi," and "Epitome of Copernican Astronomy." -
Dec 14, 1573
Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe was a skilled star observer. Though he did not support copernicanism, he believed the sun and moon orbited the earth while other planets orbited the sun. He published the book, "De nova Stella," in which he explained comets and other stars. -
William Harvey
Harvey wrote "De Motu Cordis" in 1628 that described in detail the circulation of the blood through the body as well as the function of the heart. William Harvey was a skilled physician that fully developed the idea of systemic ciruculation. -
Gallileo Gallilei
He improved the telescope design and fully supported Copernicanism in his book, "Dialogue Concerning The Two Chief World Systems." He was under house arrest because his views opposed the church when he wrote "Two New Sciences" in 1638 that summarized all of his ideas. -
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle was a talented philosopher, chemist, and physicist. He developed Boyle's Law, which explained the inversely proportional relationship between the absolute pressure and volume of a gas, when the temperature is kept constant in a closed space. He wrote "The Sceptical Chymist in 1661, -
Isaac Newton
In 1687, he published "Philospophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica," which described the movements of celestial bodies and the reasons behind it. He also developed the three laws of motion. All of his work removed the last doubts of Copernicanism.
