scientific revolution

nicholas copernicus

Feb 19, 1473

Nicholas Copernicus was an astronomer and mathematician who opened the doors for many other scientists and had a theory that the sun was at the center of our solar system.

Beggining

Apr 13, 1543

While its dates are disputed, the publication in 1543 of Nicolaus Copernicus's De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres) is often cited as marking the beginning of the scientific revolution

galileo

Feb 15, 1564

Galileo made original contributions to the science of motion through an innovative combination of experiment and mathematics.[82] More typical of science at the time were the qualitative studies of William Gilbert, on magnetism and electricity.

Kepler

Dec 27, 1571

Johannes Kepler (German: [ˈkʰɛplɐ]; December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630) was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer. A key figure in the 17th century scientific revolution, he is best known for his laws of planetary motion, 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

isaac newton

Dec 25, 1642

Newton's Principia formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation, which dominated scientists' view of the physical universe for the next three centuries. By deriving Kepler's laws of planetary motion from his mathematical description of gravity, and then using the same principles to account for the trajectories of comets, the tides, the precession of the equinoxes, and other phenomena, Newton removed the last doubts about the validity of the heliocentric model of the Solar System