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Galileo Galilei
(1564-1642)
Italian astronomer, scientist and philosopher. He improved the telescope and an improved compass. He also thought that the Earth revolved around the Sun and not the Sun around the Earth.
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Johann Gutenbergh
(1395 – 1468)
German inventor of the printing press.
Gutenberg’s invention of movable type started a printing revolution.
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Christian Huygens
(1629 - 1695)
A Dutch mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor developed the pendulum which made primitive clocks more accurate.
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Leonardo Da Vinci
(1452 - 1519)
Italian artist, scientist and inventor. He invented a huge range of machines and drew models including prototype parachutes, tanks, flying machines and single-span bridges.
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Archimedes
(287 BC – 212 BC)
An ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.
Amongst other things he developed the Archimedes screw for lifting up water from mines and wells.
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Issac Newton
(1642 - 1726)
English scientist who invented the reflecting telescope. This greatly improved the capacity of telescopes and reduced optical distortion. Newton was also a great physicist and astronomer.
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