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Scientific Revolution (Near the end of the Renaissance, the Scientific…
Scientific Revolution
- Near the end of the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution began.
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Copernicus dies on May 24, 1543
Galileo made major contributions to the fields of physics, astronomy, cosmology, mathmetics and philosophy.
Copernicus is born on February 19, 1473
- Scientists like Isaac Newton made discoveries that would change the world.
When Newton was three, his mother wed a wealthy clergyman who did not want a stepson, so she left him
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He then returned to school and then went to Trinity College, University of Cambridge.
- Copernicus was an astronomer who lived in the early 1500s.
Copernicus was best known for his theory that the sun and not the earth is at the center of the universe
Copernicus was born on February 19, 1473
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- Italian scientist and scholar Galileo made pioneering observations that laid the foundation for modern physics and astronomy.
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In July 1609, Galileo learned about a simple telescope built by Dutch eyeglass makers then made his own
Galileo was an Italian astronomer, mathematician, physicist, philosopher and professor.
Galileo was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa in the Duchy of Florence, Italy
- An astronomical clock is a clock with special mechanisms and dials to display astronomical information.
There is a 30,000+ piece clock at the Besancon Cathedral in Eastern France
The astronomical clock in old Prague tracks the suns path through the zodiac constellations, etc.
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A gothic astronomical clock in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame of Strasbourg has everything from a planetary orrery to a golden clockerel that activates each day at noon