10 Major Scientific Discoveries

By Liamobyrne
  • Sep 8, 1543

    The heliocentric model-Nicolaus Copernicus

    Nicolaus Copernicus invented the heliocentric model, the heliocentric model, centered around the sun. He claimed that all the planets, including Earth, moved in orbits around the sun, and showed how this new system could accurately calculate the positions of the planets.

  • Earth's magnetic field

    William Gilbert discovered the Earth's magnetic field, he proposed that the Earth acts like a big magnet whose field aligns the small magnet used as a compass needle.

  • The Moon is observed.

    Galileo observes the Moon. He discovered the Moon had mountains, valleys, and plains like the Earth. He called the dark regions of the Moon maria, the Latin word for seas.

  • The Mercury Barometer

    Vangelista Torricelli invents the mercury barometer

  • The electric battery

    Alessandro Volta invented the electric battery

  • X-rays

    Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen invented the X-ray

  • The Big Bang

    Georges Lemaître discovered the theory of the Big Bang

  • The chromosome

    Oswald Avery proves that DNA is the genetic material of the chromosome

  • Men Land on the Moon

    Astronauts Edwin Aldrin and Neil Armstrong land on the Moon.

  • Hubble Space Telescope

    Hubble Space Telescope put into orbit from space shuttle Discovery.