heliocentrism

Isaac Newton's Principia, developed the first set of unified scientific laws.

Scientific Revolution

Scientific Revolution The Scientific Revolution was a series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology (including human anatomy) and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature. The Scientific Revolution took place in Europe towards the end...

Cristiano Banti's 1857 painting Galileo facing the Roman Inquisition

Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath from Pisa. Galileo has been called the “father of observational astronomy“, the “father of modern physics”, the “father of the scientific method”, and the “father of modern science“. Galileo studied speed and...