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1 The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment By: Kevin Ingram

2 Nicolas Copernicus Field of Science: Astronomer He thought the earth was not stationary he also said the earth turned on its axis once a day and he doubted the earth lay in the middle of the universe.

3 Johannes Kepler Field of Science: mathematician, astronomer and astrologer Best known for his laws of planetary motion

4 Francis Bacon Field of Science: philosopher father of the scientific method

5 Isaac Newton Field of Science: physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian universal gravitation and the three laws of motion

6 Gabriel Fahrenheit Field of Science: physicist best known for inventing the alcohol thermometer (1709) and the mercury thermometer (1714)

7 William Harvey Field of Science: physician first person to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the body by the heart

8 Robert Boyle Field of Science: natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor largely regarded today as the first modern chemist, and therefore one of the founders of modern chemistry

9 Tycho Brahe Field of Science: astronomer known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations

10 Andreas Vesalius Field of Science: anatomist, physician, and author often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy

11 Galileo Galilei Field of Science: physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations and support for Copernicanism.

12 Renes Descartes Field of Science: philosopher and writer He has been dubbed the 'Father of Modern Philosophy'

13 Zacharias Janssen Field of Science: Optics, Microscopy, Telescopy associated with the invention of the first optical telescope. Jansen is sometimes also credited for inventing the first truly compound microscope

14 Anders Celsius Field of Science: astronomer he proposed the Celsius temperature scale which takes his name

15 Edward Jenner Field of Science:

16 Robert Hooke Field of Science:

17 Antoine Lavoisier Field of Science:

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