Musicans, Scientists, And Artists Flashcards
(15 cards)
Wrote De Magnete
William Gilbert
Invented logarithm and decimal notation
John Napier
Formulated the modern scientific method
Francis Bacon
Discovered the circulation of blood in the body
William Harvey
Invented an accurate scale for measuring lines and angles
Pierre Vernier
Father of modern philosophy , developed analytical geometry
René Descartes
Invented a machine that is a predecessor for the modern calculator, developed the science of hydrostatics
Blaise Pascal
Formulated the gas laws, Father of Modern Chemistry
Robert Boyle
First to observe microscopic cells
Hooke
Father of Microbiology, built microscopes and observed Protozoa
Anton Von Leeuwenhoek
Astronomer and predicted the return of Halley’s Comet
Edmund Halley
A clergyman who pioneered the science of taxonomy
John Ray
Expanded Ray’s work with taxonomy
Carolus Linnaeus
Invented the mercury thermometers
Fahrenheit
Formed the Philosophical College
John Willins