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1 SCIENTISTS TO KNOW The Scientific Revolution

2 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

3 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)

4 BIOLOGY Andreas Vesalius William Harvey Study of human anatomy Heart as a pump; accurate description of circulatory system

5 Continued … Janssen Robert Hooke Janssen developed1 st microscope Discovers the cell (building block of life)

6 CHEMISTRY Robert Boyle Lavoisier Father of modern chemistry; Boyle’s Law Law of the Conservation of Mass (Mass can neither be created or destroyed)


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