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Ptolemy

Hellenized Egyptian who most astronomical knowledge was based on until the Scientific Revolution. (Earth was the center of the universe)

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Nicholas Copernicus

Polish astronomer who proposed the heliocentric theory in the 16th century.

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Tycho Brahe

Danish astronomer who built on the heliocentric theory, but could not prove it mathematically.

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Johannes Kepler

German scientist who proposed the three laws of planetary motion.

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Galileo Galilei

Italian astronomer who drew astronomical conclusions based on telescope observation, and theorized about what governs motion on earth.

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Issac Newton

English scientist who proved universal laws of motion (gravitation) using mathematics.