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-3rd Century BCE -Came up with the idea of geocentricity (I know it's not within the specified time span but it's very important in the long run) |
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-1473-1543 -Came up with the idea of heliocentricity -Published "On The Revolution of the Heavenly Sphere" in 1543 -Makes astronomy a science |
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-1546-1601 -Combined heliocentric and geocentric models -Contributed to astronomical data -Resulting model of universe was created with perfect math but the model was still incorrect |
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-1571-1630 -Searched for flaws in Brahe's model -Develops theory of ellipses -Publishes "The New Astronomy" in 1609 |
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-1564-1642 -Proved Kepler's theory with his telescope -Wanted church to work with science -Believed numbers explained the functions of the universe -Put under house arrest for his work that conflicted with the church |
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-1642-1727 -Came up with ideas of: 1) Inertia 2) Laws of Gravity -Moves scientific method along |
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-1561-1626 -Comes up with Empirical Method |
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-1596-1650 Deductive reasoning (Don't trust your senses) |
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