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Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory
1543Nicolaus CopernicusAstronomyPolandDisplaced Earth from center of universe
Tycho Brahe observes supernova
1572Tycho BraheAstronomyDenmarkProved heavens were not unchanging
Gilbert publishes De Magnete
1600William GilbertPhysicsEnglandFounded study of magnetism and electricity
Kepler publishes laws of planetary motion
1609Johannes KeplerAstronomyGermanyElliptical orbits replaced circles
Galileo observes moons of Jupiter
1610Galileo GalileiAstronomyItalyFirst telescopic evidence against geocentrism
Harvey describes blood circulation
1628William HarveyMedicineEnglandOverturned 1,400 years of Galenic physiology
Galileo publishes Dialogue
1632Galileo GalileiAstronomyItalyDefended Copernicanism, led to his trial
Descartes publishes Discourse on Method
1637Rene DescartesPhilosophy / MathematicsFranceFounded analytic geometry and rationalism
Torricelli invents the barometer
1643Evangelista TorricelliPhysicsItalyProved existence of atmospheric pressure
Boyle publishes The Sceptical Chymist
1661Robert BoyleChemistryIreland / EnglandBegan transition from alchemy to chemistry
Hooke publishes Micrographia
1665Robert HookeBiologyEnglandCoined the term cell, popularized microscopy
Newton invents calculus
1666Isaac NewtonMathematicsEnglandFoundation of modern mathematical physics
Leeuwenhoek observes microorganisms
1676Antonie van LeeuwenhoekBiologyNetherlandsFirst human to see bacteria and protozoa
Newton publishes Principia Mathematica
1687Isaac NewtonPhysicsEnglandLaws of motion and universal gravitation
Huygens publishes wave theory of light
1690Christiaan HuygensPhysicsNetherlandsFirst wave model of light

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