Scientific Revolution

Known for working with microscopes and discovering bacteria.

• Isaac Newton

• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

• Francis Bacon

• Edward Jenner

Developed the Scientific Method which is the foundation for ALL humans to use science!!!

• Francis Bacon

• Nicolas Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

Developed the first vaccine which protected people from cowpox and, later, evolved to protect against smallpox!

• Edward Jenner

• Nicolas Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

Developed the science of human anatomy - how the body works.

• Andreas Vesalius

• William Harvey

• Robert Boyle

• Galileo Galilei

Developed the theory of gravity which further proved the works of Copernicus and Galileo.

• Edward Jenner

• Francis Bacon

• Isaac Newtown

• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Developed the Heliocentric Theory which stated that the Earth revolved around the Sun.

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Francis Bacon

Used his telescope to observe planets moving and further supported Copernicus's theory. The Church sentenced him to house arrest.

• Edward Jenner

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

Made breakthroughs regarding the heart and proved it was responsible for blood flow as the most vital organ in the body.

• William Harvey

• Isaac Newton

• Robert Boyle

• Andreas Vesalius

Considered the "Father of Modern Chemistry" and explained the volume of gases.

• Andreas Vesalius

• Antonie van Leeuenhoek

• Galileo Galilei

• Robert Boyle

Determined that planets don't orbit in perfect circles but rather in elliptical patterns further supporting Galileo's observations.

• Johannes Kepler

• Isaac Newton

• Ptolemy

• Nicolas Copernicus