Copernicus
Copernicus was born on Feb. 19, 1473 and died May 24, 1543 (70 yrs), both in Royal Prussia. Copernicus is well known for his propositions...


Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes is a French scientist, mathematician, and philosopher. He invented an advanced system of coordinates. Although he has...


Galileo
Galileo Galilei was a very famous astrmoner and mathmatician, who has been reffered to as the Father of Modern Science. Galileo was born...


Gerardus Mercator
Gerardus Mercator was born March 5, 1512 in modern day Belgium. Later at the age of 82, he died on December 2, 1594 in modern day...


Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer and mathematician who lived from December the 27th 1571 to November the 15th 1630. Johannes...


Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, or commonly referred to as the father of microbiology, was born in 1632. He was the first person to study and...

