Famous Scientists 13-27

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A Greek mathematician known for his work 'The Elements', a compilation of mathematical knowledge.

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Who was Euclid?

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A series of numbers where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones, e.g., 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, etc.

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What is the Fibonacci sequence?

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A Founding Father of the United States, known for signing all three documents that freed America from Britain and drafting the Declaration of Independence and the American Constitution.

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Who was Benjamin Franklin?

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She discovered that hydrogen and helium are the most common elements in stars and the universe.

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What did Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin discover?

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An English primatologist and anthropologist, considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees.

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Who is Jane Goodall?

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He was the first to correctly describe blood's circulation in the body, showing that arteries and veins form a complete circuit.

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What did William Harvey describe?

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A German astronomer who discovered Comet C/1786 P1 and detected three new nebulae.

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Who was Caroline Herschel?

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He discovered radio waves, confirming James Clerk Maxwell's electromagnetic theory.

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What did Heinrich Hertz discover?

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An American computer scientist and mathematician known for her contributions to computer programming and software development.

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Who was Grace Hopper?

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James Hutton, a Scottish farmer and naturalist.

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Who is known as the founder of modern geology?

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