SCIENTISTS TO KNOW The Scientific Revolution
ASTRONOMY Nicolaus Copernicus Johannes Kepler Galileo Heliocentric Theory-Sun centered universe Planets revolve around sun in elliptical orbits Built 1 st telescope (1609); discovered Saturn, craters on moon, moons of Jupiter
PHYSICS AND MATH Sir Isaac Newton Newtonian Physics-Clockwork Universe Discovers law of universal gravitation Developed calculus to predict effects of gravity Constructs concept of universe as “orderly system governed by a set of fixed natural laws”(Clockwork Universe)
BIOLOGY Andreas Vesalius William Harvey Study of human anatomy Heart as a pump; accurate description of circulatory system
Continued … Janssen Robert Hooke Janssen developed1 st microscope Discovers the cell (building block of life)
CHEMISTRY Robert Boyle Lavoisier Father of modern chemistry; Boyle’s Law Law of the Conservation of Mass (Mass can neither be created or destroyed)