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Andreas Vesalius

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Drew the structure of the human body

Opened up new era of observations

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Nicolas Copernicus

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Astronomer, heliocentric universe- wrote book but was not widely read

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Heliocentric universe

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Sun is in the center

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Tycho Brahe

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Had data but didn’t know how to interpret it

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Johannesburg Kepter

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Said planets orbit. Made three laws of planetary motion

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Galelio

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Put out his observations that there were no spheres. Was called to recant.

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Newton

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Universal gravitation. Every mass is attracted to other mass.

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Sir Francis bacon

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Must use emperical evidence. Must Observe something.

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Marco Polo

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First traveled to India / Asia.

Wrote book and got people inspired. 1st person

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Zheng He

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Traveled with treasure fleet.

Found stuff in Africa

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Prince Henry

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Opened naval school.

Trained best sailers for Portugal.

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Bartolommeo Dias

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Makes it to South Africa

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Vasco Da Gama

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Goes to India.

Makes trading route and avoids Muslim.

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Alfonso de al

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Makes another trade route by Malasia.

Takes over Muslims.

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Columbus

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Sails Caribbean. Atlantic trade

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Magellan

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First person to circumnavigate

17
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Cortez

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Conquers Aztecs

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Pizzaro

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Conquers the Incas