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| Copernicus, Nicolaus |
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(1473-1543)
Revolutionized astronomy by proposing the Sun, not Earth, as the center of the solar system. |
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| Galileo, Galilei |
(1564-1642)
Invented the first astronomical telescope. |
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| Mercator, Gerald |
(16th century)
Dutch cartographer who invented the "Mercator Projection"; a way to accurately project the spherical world onto a flat chart or map. First to use the word "Atlas" for a book of maps. |
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| Ptolemy |
(A.D.2)
Egyptian astronomer who held the Earth was the center of the universe. |
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