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Match the following scientists and their contributionsGroup of answer choicesNicolaus CopernicusJohannes KeplerGalileo GalileiIsaac NewtonWilliam Harvey

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Match the following scientists and their contributions

Group of answer choices

  • Nicolaus Copernicus
  • Johannes Kepler
  • Galileo Galilei
  • Isaac Newton
  • William Harvey
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  1. Nicolaus Copernicus - He was a Renaissance-era mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe.

  2. Johannes Kepler - He was a German astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer. He is a key figure in the 17th-century scientific revolution, best known for his laws of planetary motion.

  3. Galileo Galilei - He was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath. Galileo has been called the "father of observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of the scientific method", and even the "father of science".

  4. Isaac Newton - He was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author who is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time, and a key figure in the scientific revolution. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, first published in 1687, laid the groundwork for classical mechanics.

  5. William Harvey - He was an English physician who made influential contributions in anatomy and physiology. He was the first known physician to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the body by the heart.

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