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1. Nicolaus Copernicus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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2. Johannes Kepler ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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4. Isaac Newton ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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5. Robert Boyle ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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8. William Harvey ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],This illustration depicts one of William Harvey's experiments in his On the Circulation of the Blood (1628). Venal valves had already been discovered, but here Harvey shows that venal blood flows only toward the heart. He ligatured an arm to make obvious the veins and their valves, then pressed blood away from the heart and showed that the vein would remain empty because blocked by the valve.

9. Francis Bacon ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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10. Rene Descartes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ I think therefore I am.” ~ Rene Descartes

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