TYCHO BRAHE- 1546 - 1601 Danish astronomer, astrologer, alchemist
WEB SITES:
Tycho Brahe - from MAC Tutor History of Mathematics
YouTube: Who Was Andreas Vesalius?
YouTube: Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)
JOHN NAPIER- 1550 - 1617 Scottish mathematician, logarithms, popularized the decimal point, accused of being a sorcerer
WEB SITES:
John Napier - MAC Tutor History of Mathematics Biography
Official Site of John Napier
John Napier
Significant Scots: John Napier
John Napier from Undiscovered Scotland
VIDEO FOOTAGE
YouTube: John Napier ( 5 star high school production)
ADAM RIES [varient spellings Riz, Riesz, Ris, or Riese]- bridge between medieval and modern mathematics, popularized using arabic numerals instead of Roman for math, wrote for common germans so they could understand basic math
WEB SITES:
Tycho Brahe - from MAC Tutor History of Mathematics
Galileo Project - Tyco Brae
The Noble Dane: Images of Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe.com
VIDEO FOOTAGE:
YouTube:Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler and Planetary Motion
COPERNICUS 1473-1543 Polish Astronomer first to have a scientific heliocentric cosmology
WEB SITES:
The MacTutor History of Mathematics - Biography
Nicholas Copernicus - biography
VIDEO FOOTAGE:
YouTube: History Channel Australia and New Zealand The Universe: 1/14 Beyond the Big Bang: 1/7 Copernicus
GALILEO GALILEI 1564-1642- Italian physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher
The Galileo Project
NOVA: Galileo
VIDEO FOOTAGE:
YouTube: Galileo and the Milky Way Part 1 or 2
Part 2 of 2
YouTube: Galileo, the Renaissance Man
YouTube: The Life of Galileo Galilei (funny:')
Galileo Epic Movie (also pretty funny)
YouTube:Galileo, Dr. Who Video
Gutenberg, Johannes 1398 – 1468 German printer INVENTOR OF THE PRINTING PRESS
WEB SITES:
Gutenberg & the Printing Press
Printing and Thinking
The Printing Press
The Gutenberg Museum
The Digital Gutenberg Project
EDMOND HALEY 1656 - 1743 English astronomer and meteorologist
Edmond Halley MAC Tutor History of Mathematics biography
VIDEO FOOTAGE:
YouTube:Bill Nye - Greatest Discoveries - Astronomy
Prince Henry the Navigator 1394-1460 Portugese cartographer, ship buildler
WEB SITES:
Prince Henry the Navigator - ThinkQuest
Henry the Navigator
JOHANNES KEPLER (1571 - 1630) German mathematician, astronomer, laws of planetary motion
Johannes Kepler Page on the Galileo Project
VIDEO FOOTAGE:
YouTube:Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler and Planetary Motion
LEONARDO DA VINCI
WEB SITES:
Leonardo, the Man and His Machines
PBS Online: Leonardo da Vinci
ISAAC NEWTON (1643 - 1727)- English physicist and mathematician
Isaac Newton Page Galileo Project
Luminarium - Sir Isaac Newton
Newton's Three Laws of Motion
Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation
Newton and the Unification of Physics and Astronomy
Trivia: Newton and the cat flap
VIDEO FOOTAGE:
YouTube: Isaac Newton Physics Project
PARCELSUS [Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim] 1493 - 1541 - Swiss alchemist, physician, occultist, "father of toxicology" and first credited mention on the unconscious
ANDREAS VESALIUS 1514-1564 - BELGIAN PHYSICIAN founder of modern human anatomy, dug up the dead
VIDEO FOOTAGE:
The Noble Dane: Images of Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe.com
VIDEO FOOTAGE:
YouTube:Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler and Planetary Motion
COPERNICUS 1473-1543 Polish Astronomer first to have a scientific heliocentric cosmology
WEB SITES:
The MacTutor History of Mathematics - Biography
Nicholas Copernicus - biography
VIDEO FOOTAGE:
YouTube: History Channel Australia and New Zealand The Universe: 1/14 Beyond the Big Bang: 1/7 Copernicus
GALILEO GALILEI 1564-1642- Italian physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher
The Galileo Project
NOVA: Galileo
VIDEO FOOTAGE:
YouTube: Galileo and the Milky Way Part 1 or 2
Part 2 of 2
YouTube: Galileo, the Renaissance Man
YouTube: The Life of Galileo Galilei (funny:')
Galileo Epic Movie (also pretty funny)
YouTube:Galileo, Dr. Who Video
Gutenberg, Johannes 1398 – 1468 German printer INVENTOR OF THE PRINTING PRESS
WEB SITES:
Gutenberg & the Printing Press
Printing and Thinking
The Printing Press
The Gutenberg Museum
The Digital Gutenberg Project
EDMOND HALEY 1656 - 1743 English astronomer and meteorologist
WEB SITES:
Edmond Haley page of The Galileo Project
Edmond Halley MAC Tutor History of Mathematics biography
VIDEO FOOTAGE:
YouTube:Bill Nye - Greatest Discoveries - Astronomy
Prince Henry the Navigator 1394-1460 Portugese cartographer, ship buildler
WEB SITES:
Prince Henry the Navigator - ThinkQuest
Henry the Navigator
JOHANNES KEPLER (1571 - 1630) German mathematician, astronomer, laws of planetary motion
WEB SITES:
Johannes Kepler MAC Tutor HIstory of Mathematics biography
Johannes Kepler Page on the Galileo Project
VIDEO FOOTAGE:
YouTube:Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler and Planetary Motion
LEONARDO DA VINCI
WEB SITES:
Leonardo, the Man and His Machines
PBS Online: Leonardo da Vinci
ISAAC NEWTON (1643 - 1727)- English physicist and mathematician
WEB SITES:
Sir Isaac Newton MAC Tutor History of Mathematics biography
Isaac Newton Page Galileo Project
Luminarium - Sir Isaac Newton
Newton's Three Laws of Motion
Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation
Newton and the Unification of Physics and Astronomy
Trivia: Newton and the cat flap
VIDEO FOOTAGE:
YouTube: Isaac Newton Physics Project
PARCELSUS [Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim] 1493 - 1541 - Swiss alchemist, physician, occultist, "father of toxicology" and first credited mention on the unconscious
WEB SITES:
Paracelsus Page Galileo Project
Paracelsus
Paracelsus and the Medical Revolution of the Renaissance
Paracelsus: Alchemical Genius of the Middle Ages
Paracellsus
VIDEO FOOTAGE: none found
Paracelsus Page Galileo Project
Paracelsus
Paracelsus and the Medical Revolution of the Renaissance
Paracelsus: Alchemical Genius of the Middle Ages
Paracellsus
ANDREAS VESALIUS 1514-1564 - BELGIAN PHYSICIAN founder of modern human anatomy, dug up the dead
WEB SITES:
YouTube: Who Was Andreas Vesalius?
YouTube: Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)
JOHN NAPIER- 1550 - 1617 Scottish mathematician, logarithms, popularized the decimal point, accused of being a sorcerer
WEB SITES:
John Napier - MAC Tutor History of Mathematics Biography
Official Site of John Napier
John Napier
Significant Scots: John Napier
John Napier from Undiscovered Scotland
VIDEO FOOTAGE
YouTube: John Napier ( 5 star high school production)
ADAM RIES [varient spellings Riz, Riesz, Ris, or Riese]- bridge between medieval and modern mathematics, popularized using arabic numerals instead of Roman for math, wrote for common germans so they could understand basic math
WEB SITES: none found
Adam Ries from MacTutor
Adam Ries on The Galileo Project
VIDEO FOOTAGE: none found
Adam Ries from MacTutor
Adam Ries on The Galileo Project
VIDEO FOOTAGE: none found
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