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- 4. Considered the father of modern physics, defined gravity in his book "principia" (last name).
- 5. Wrote the book "On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres" in 1543 introducing a heliocentric model of the solar system.
- 6. Former student and assistant of Tycho Brahe who concluded that planets orbited in an oval, or elliptical (last name).
- 8. Ancient Greek philosopher whose ideas were the basis of scientific thought for 2000 years.
- 9. Improved the telescope and was able to see the four moons of Jupiter, furthering the heliocentric theory (first name).
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- 1. Studied astronomy from the island of Hven and discovered the first Supernova(first name).
- 2. famous for his answer to the question of existance, "I think, therefore I am" (last name).
- 3. Considered the creator of the scientific method (last name).
- 7. Famous for his geocentric theory.