12 Great Scientists of the Scientific Revolution

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In this collection, we gather together some of the greatest minds of the Scientific Revolution (1500-1700) when European science made great leaps forward, particularly in the fields of astronomy, microscopy, anatomy, and physics. Each scientist is given a biography to reveal both the life and achievements of these hugely influential figures.

The 12 most important scientists of the Scientific Revolution are:

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Andreas Vesalius
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Andreas Vesalius

Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) was the most celebrated anatomist in Europe during the 16th century and a key figure of the Scientific...
Tycho Brahe
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Tycho Brahe

Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) was a Danish nobleman who made the most significant contribution to our knowledge of astronomy before the...
Galileo Galilei
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Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an Italian mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and natural philosopher. He created a superior...
Johannes Kepler
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Johannes Kepler

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was a German astronomer and mathematician most famous for creating what was up to that point the most...
Johannes Hevelius
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Johannes Hevelius

Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) was a Polish astronomer based in Danzig (Gdańsk). He worked from his own privately funded observatory...
Robert Boyle
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Robert Boyle

Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was an Anglo-Irish chemist, physicist, and experimental philosopher. Boyle was a prolific author, made significant...
Marcello Malpighi
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Marcello Malpighi

Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694) was an Italian scientist and physician famous for discovering the capillaries of the human circulatory...
Christiaan Huygens
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Christiaan Huygens

Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. A leading figure of the Scientific Revolution...
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) was the most important microscopist of the Scientific Revolution. The Dutchman made...
Robert Hooke
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Robert Hooke

Robert Hooke (1635-1703) was an English scientist, architect, and natural philosopher who became a key figure in the Scientific Revolution...
Isaac Newton
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Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton (1642-1727) was an English mathematician and physicist widely regarded as the single most important figure in the Scientific...
Edmond Halley
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Edmond Halley

Edmond Halley (1656-1742) was an English astronomer, mathematician, and cartographer. Halley's Comet is named after him since he...
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