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Nicolaus Copernicus was known for triggering the scientific revolution. He wrote a book and produced many planet rotation theories.
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Johannes Kepler was known for building a newer telescope, creating 3 laws of planetary movement, and writing many books.
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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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Galileo Galilei was a renowned astronomer who enforced the fact that the planets revolve around the sun, created the first telescope, and wrote many books, several being highly controversial.
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Sir Francis Bacon had many accomplishments, with his most well-known being the Scientific Method.
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was known for creating the first microscope, discovering a “microscopic universe” in blood cells, and he discovered red blood cells.
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Sir Issac Newton discovered and created the four laws of gravity. He also wrote several books, many being highly controversial.
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Gottfried Leibniz discovered kinetic energy which is a form of energy that builds up through motion and momentum.
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Jona Stalk created the first working poliovirus vaccine in the early 1950s and it was administered world-wide beginning in 1954. He used the scientific method to do this.
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Several research teams consisting of mathematicians and engineers landed two rovers on mars in the month of January. This was made possible by Galileo Galilei.
