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country- italy
scientist- torricelli
discovery- pump (more effiecient, pumps more water, faster) |
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country- switzerland
scientist- von haller
discovery- botany, vegetation in the alps |
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country- germany
scientist- kepler
discovery- telescope; invented and improved (convex lense) |
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country- sweden
scientist- celsius
discovery- new thermometer scale (0- 100) |
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country- netherlands
scientist- huygens
discovery- clock, exact time (pendulum) |
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country- scotland
scientist- napier
discovery- logarithms (10^3*10^5=10^8) |
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country- belgium
scientist- quetelet
discovery- b.m.i calculator (body mass indicator) |
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country- greece
scientist- ancient greeks (aristotle)
discovery- cosmology= proving it wrong |
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country- france
scientist- pascal
discovery- pressure; unit is pascal (pa) |
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country- finland
scientist- rudbeck
discovery- lymphatic system (discovered and wrote) |
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country- ireland
scientist- boyle
discovery- boyle's law, pressure and the inverse relationship |
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country- hungary
scientist- eotvos
discovery- torsion balance |
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country- england
scientist- john harrison
discovery- chronometer |
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