1. Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton - Scientific Revolutions
Galileo says that the workings of the universe are understandable and that we need mathematics in order to understand them, which is a true belief in modern society but back then when there was no separation of the church and state and Galileo was not allowed to say things like this if the church didn't believe in it. ... Isaac Newton built upon the earlier work of Copernicus and Galileo and used mathematics to describe gravity as the force that keeps planets revolving around the sun. ... Newton used mathematics, astronomy, and physics to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the physi...
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