World

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World

• Daniela Sanchez
• Kevin Gilland
• Scott Bondeson
• Josh Hall

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Sir Francis Drake

• Born in 1540
• Defeated the Spanish Armada, also was first
  Englishman to sail around the world.
• Died in 1596

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Galileo Galilei

• Born 1564, Died 1642
• Galileo pionereered the scientific method
• He perfected the refracting telescopes, and did
  much research on the planets and their moons
• Originally thought the sun and planets revolved
  around the earth, Before being exposed to the
  Heliocentric Model

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Nicolaus Copernicus

• Born February 19th, 1473
• Kool name
• Most famously known for postulating the theory of
  the heliocentric model (sun-centered universe).
• Never professional astronomer
• Died May 24th, 1543

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