Scientific revolution

The foundation of observatories during the Scientific Revolution (1500-1700) followed a process of evolution from entirely independent observatories operated by a single astronomer to private observatories...

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Credited as one of the great minds of the Scientific Revolution, Newton's 17th-century findings have molded our modern world.

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Galileo’s work marked the birth of modern science. The scientific and philosophical underpinnings of his work inspired scientific revolution, and are some of the most far-reaching of the Renaissance period.

Observatories were present in the ancient world and, in the Middle Ages, in the Muslim world. All that was needed was a stable platform open to the skies.

The telescope is credited to Hans Lippershey in 1608. The following year Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei began making improvements to its design.

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