... , although these theories paved the way for the later philosophers. "It claimed that the rate of fall of an object was determined by its weight, held that matter was constructed out of four possible elements, with different matter containing different combinations of these four, and described the universe as the Greek astronomer Ptolemy had described it, as a static and finite thing in which ... studies. People were able to figure out what plants had certain effects on their subjects, but yet the anatomy of the human body was still a blind area. Andreas Vesalius, of Belgium, was the fou...

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... discoveries. It began by rumors saying Legbniz borrowed ideas from Newton and rushed them into print. The argument extended into philosophical areas dealing with the nature of god and the universe. This bitter dispute lasted for nearly two centuries. The end result is they are considered co-discovers. Newton was the first to develop calculus and Legbniz ... to the gravity of the sun. The amazing part was it a set of quite simple mathematical principle that unlocked the secrets of all sorts of mechanical relationships dealing with the universe. The straightforwardness and beauty of his t...

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