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Contributed advances to the telescope; discovered the four major moons of Jupter; advocated the Heliocentric Theory
Galileo Galilei
90.1%
Devised the Heliocentric Theory, which stated that the Sun was at the center of the universe rather than Earth
Nicolaus Copernicus
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Credited with the development of calculus, Law of Universal Gravitation, and three eponymous laws of motion
Isaac Newton
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Developed three laws of planetary motion, which describe how celestial bodies orbit around one another
Johannes Kepler
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Revolutionized physics with his theory of relativity, introducing the concepts of spacetime, mass-
energy equivalence, time dilation, and that nothing can travel faster than light
Albert Einstein
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Battling ALS, drastically changed our view of black holes in that they emit radiation; author of 'A Brief History of Time'
Stephen Hawking
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Verified the existence of other galaxies beyond the Milky Way, and that these galaxies moving away have a redshift
Edwin Hubble
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First to calculate the orbit of a comet and predict it's return to the inner solar system
Edmund Halley
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Discovered Uranus in 1781; discovered two moons of Saturn and Uranus each; coined the term 'asteroid'
William Herschel
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Contributed various insights in regards to the solar system, and possible alien life; acted as a science popularizer; 'Pale Blue Dot'
Carl Sagan
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Discovered a gap in Saturn's rings; discovered four Saturnian moons; developed three laws concerning the orbit of the Moon
Giovanni Cassini
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Observed and explained the nature of Saturn's rings; discovered Titan
Christiaan Huygens
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By calculating the motion of stars in the galaxy, provided evidence for dark matter's existence. Also hypothesized a region of the solar system where comets originate
Jan Oort
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Discovered Pluto in 1930
Clyde Tombaugh
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Mike Brown
22.2%
Discovered Neptune in 1846
Johann Galle
17%
Was the first man to propose that the universe was expanding. Also proposed the 'hypothesis of the primeval atom,' which would develop into the Big Bang Theory
Georges Lemaître
16.5%
Pioneered the study of supernovae, confirmed their existence, discovered 120 supernovae in his lifetime. Also one of the first people to postulate the existence of dark matter
Fritz Zwicky
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