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Ptolemy: The Solar System
Ptolemy's theory was that the Sun, planets and the distant stars moved around the Earth. To the Greeks, the circle represented perfection, and Ptolemy thought the moon, the sun, and the stars moved in circles too. Since the motion was not exactly the same, he said that the center of these circles was some distance away from the Earth. -
Dec 4, 1486
The Malleus Malificarum
The Malleus Malificarum (The Hammer of the Witches) is published as an influential guidebook to identifying witches and bringing them to punishment. -
Feb 19, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus: Heliocentric Model
Copernicus published a book, is often regarded as the starting point of modern astronomy and the defining epiphany that began the scientific revolution.His heliocentric model, had the Sun at the center of the universe, which demonstrated that you don't need the Earth to be in the center for everything to move right. His work started further scientific investigations, becoming a landmark in the history of science that is often referred to as the Copernic Revolution. -
Jan 1, 1564
Galileo Galilei 1564 - 1642
Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. Galileo has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy," the "father of modern physics," the "father of science” and "the Father of Modern Science." He has had many accomplishments towards what he has done.
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Ismael Boulliau's 1605-1694
Philolaic Astronomy, which was perhaps the most influential work published between Kepler and Issac Newton. The large folio volume is widely cited for promoting acquaintance with Kepler's elliptical planetary paths. -
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and key figure in the 17th century scientific revolution. He is best known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion, codified by later astronomers, based on his works Astronomia nova, Harmonices Mundi, and Epitome of Copernican Astronomy. These works also provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation. -
The Trial of Galileo
In the 1633 trial of Galileo Galilei, two worlds come into cosmic conflict. Galileo's world of science and humanism collides with the world of Scholasticism and absolutism that held power in the Catholic Church. The result is a tragedy that marks both the end of Galileo's liberty and the end of the Italian Renaissance. -
Galileo Carrer 1638
Galileo's had a major book that was published, the Discours on Two New Sciences,and it was published outside of Italy in Protestant Leiden. The work drew together much of Galileo's earlier efforts on the problem of motion; the second new science dealt with the strength of materials. -
Sir Issac Newton 1642 - 1727
Sir Issac Newton develops the laws of mechanics, which was the document that explained an object motion in a mathematical fashion. He was an was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, and is considered by many scholars and members of the general public to be one of the most influential people in human history. -
Fransis Bacon 1626
Bacon presented the New Atlantis Francis which was an idealized institution of learning based on collaborative research turned to the common good. He would later become a symbol and rallying cry for the core group that founded the Royal Society of London. Also his principles of cooperation and utility were also repeated by Huygens and others as they lobbied for the establishment of the Académie des Sciences in Paris.
