Science and Technology in the Renaissance

Important astronomers of the Renaissance include:

• Copernicus (1473 - 1543), the originator of the Heliocentric view of the universe. Note that Copernicus' theories were not published until the year of his death, 1543.
• Tycho Brahe (1546 - 1601), who built several observatories during his lifetime, and was the first to observe and record a supernova.
• Galileo (1564 - 1642) who further promulgated Copernicus' theories and pioneered the modern scientific method.
• Johannes Kepler (1571 - 1630), assistant to Tycho Brahe, the true father of modern astronomy and the last scientific astrologer.

Other scientists of the day include:

• Paracelsus (1493 - 1541), the founder of many of todays modern medicinal and chemical theories.