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Plato

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Greek Mathematician rediscovered during Scientific revolution.

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hermeticism

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the belief that the world was the living embodiement of divinity.

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Copernicus (1473-1543)

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first person to come up with heliocentri theory. 1506.

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On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres

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Copernicus’s famous manuscript published before his death.

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Brahe

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Granted island near Copenhagen by Kring Frederick II. Rejected terracentric universe.

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Kepler

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Published his first two laws of planetary motion in 1609. Theorized oval orbits.

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Galileo (1564-1642)

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First person to observe heavens with telescope.

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The Starry Messenger

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1610, published by Galileo. Proved Heliocentricism.

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Dialogue on Two Chief World Systems

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Galilor’s second, famous publication. 1632.

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Newton (1642-1727)

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Invented calculus. Universal law of gravitation.

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Principia

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Newton’s famous

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