Astronomy Facts

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He recorded more than 1000 stars. He also discovered a new star in Cassiopeia formation.

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Tycho Brahe

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He studied the orbit of the planets and discovered that the direction of the movement of the planets around the sun is not circular but elliptical.

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Johannes Kepler

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A system of theology and philosophy used in the Middle Ages based on the logic of Aristotle which is focused on tradition and dogma.

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Scholasticism

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He is the father of Analytic Geometry.

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Rene Descartes

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He's Swedish. He studies and names plants and animals or taxonomy.

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Carolus Linnaeus

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He's Dutch. He discovered a single-celled organism through the miscroscope.

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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He studies about the circulation of blood and is considered as the first to have illustrated how blood flows from the body to the heart.

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William Harvey

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He's Belgian. He studies about the anatomy of humans and is considered as the "Father of Modern Anatomy".

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Andreas Vesalius

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It refers to the philosophy that developed in Europe in 17th century to 18th century.

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Enlightenment

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It is a collection of information about different themes particularly in science and technology.

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