Scientists #1
This Swedish astronomer created his own temperature scale, symbolized with the letter: C.
Who is Anders Celsius?
An English surgeon who discovered the vaccination for smallpox.
Who is Edward Jenner?
Inventor of the mercury thermometer, this physicist developed a temperature scale, in which is commonly used in the United States.
Who is Gabriel Fahrenheit?
This German astronomer discovered three major laws of planetary motion.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
Born in 1627, this scientist discovered that the volume of a gas decreases with increasing pressure - vice versa.
Who is Robert Boyle?
Author of The Fabrica, this anatomist and physician is considered to be the father of modern anatomy.
Who is Andreas Vesalius?
The physicist who invented the barometer, leading to the development of calculus.
Who is Evangelista Torricelli?
Philosopher, Astronomer, and Mathematician who discovered Jupiter's 4 largest moons.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
First mathematician and astronomer to propose the sun was stationary at the center of the universe, in which Earth revolves around it.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
This Danish astronomer/artist developed astronomical instruments, which helped fix the positions of stars.
Who is Tycho Brahe?
In 1676, this scientist was the first ever to observe bacteria.
Who is Anton van Leeuwenhoek?
This scientist discovered and popularized an order of collecting data, called the scientific method.
Who is Francis Bacon?
Creator of the 3 Laws of Motion, and most likely hates apples which lead to his discovery of gravity.
Who is Isaac Newton?
The inventor of analytical geometry, and introduced skepticism as important to the scientific method.
Who is René Descartes?
This Dutch spectacle-maker helped invent the compound microscope.
Who is Zacharias Janssen?