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The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment By: Kevin Ingram
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Nicolas Copernicus Field of Science: Astronomer He thought the earth was not stationary he also said the earth turned on its axis once a day and he doubted the earth lay in the middle of the universe.
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Johannes Kepler Field of Science: mathematician, astronomer and astrologer Best known for his laws of planetary motion
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Francis Bacon Field of Science: philosopher father of the scientific method
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Isaac Newton Field of Science: physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian universal gravitation and the three laws of motion
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Gabriel Fahrenheit Field of Science: physicist best known for inventing the alcohol thermometer (1709) and the mercury thermometer (1714)
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William Harvey Field of Science: physician first person to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the body by the heart
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Robert Boyle Field of Science: natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor largely regarded today as the first modern chemist, and therefore one of the founders of modern chemistry
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Tycho Brahe Field of Science: astronomer known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations
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Andreas Vesalius Field of Science: anatomist, physician, and author often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy
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Galileo Galilei Field of Science: physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations and support for Copernicanism.
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Renes Descartes Field of Science: philosopher and writer He has been dubbed the 'Father of Modern Philosophy'
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Zacharias Janssen Field of Science: Optics, Microscopy, Telescopy associated with the invention of the first optical telescope. Jansen is sometimes also credited for inventing the first truly compound microscope
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Anders Celsius Field of Science: astronomer he proposed the Celsius temperature scale which takes his name
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Edward Jenner Field of Science:
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Robert Hooke Field of Science:
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Antoine Lavoisier Field of Science:
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