Galileo was one of the most significant contributors to the scientific revolution. ... Decades earlier, Copernicus's scientific argument that the earth revolved around the sun was scoffed at by the church, but Galileo was able to verify that Copernicus had been correct all along and used his superior telescope to prove it. ... He was also one of the greatest philosophers who has ever lived, playing a significant role in the scientific revolution. ... All his scientific experiments were put under stringent mathematical models that he used to arrive at his conclusions and/or theories. ... ...

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Meaning 'rebirth', the Renaissance was thought to be a new revolution, where people were becoming smarter from learning and education opportunities. There were many new scientific discoveries, as well as famous explorations and the usage of new and advanced technology. ... There were many great and significant scientific discoveries while new complex and advanced technology were introduced. ... These new revolutions lead to people thinking differently, known as humanism. ... The Renaissance period was a new revolution of not just in education, but also in science, technology and exp...

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In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus published Revolutions of the Celestial Orbs, which put forth his revolutionary idea that the Sun was at the center of the universe, opposing the popularly accepted understanding of the geocentric universe embodied by the natural philosophy of Aristotle, the astronomy of Ptolemy and the teachings of the Church that the stationary Earth had the sun and stars revolving around it. Copernicus also stated that the Earth, while rotating on an axis, completed one revolution around the sun yearly. ... He issued a declaration recognizing the mistakes compelled by the Cathol...

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