Monday 24 March 2014

Scientist of the World

Greatest Old Scientist



Pythagoras - was a Greek Mathematician and philosopher who formulated the Pythagorian theorem.
                                                                        Pythagoras



Hippocrates - was an ancient Greek physician and widely regarded as the father of medicine.
                                                                          Hippocrates



Aristotle -was an ancient Greek scientist and philosopher.  He made valuable contribution to various    branches of Science.  He dissected and studied over 500 animals.
Aristotle



Euclid - was a very famous Mathematician of Greco-Roman origin. he wrote the ELEMENTS, a treatise containing his work on Geometry and other branches of Mathematics. He invented the compass.
                                                                           Euclid



Archimedes - was a famous Greek mathematician and inventor has to his credit many invention and discoveries that helped shape modern Science.
                                                                       Archimendes


Eratosthenes - was a Greek scientist and astronomer , considered to be the first to calculate the Earth's Circumference

                                                                      Eratosthenes



Nicolaus Copernicus - was a Polish astronomer who proposed that the sun is the center of the universe , with the Earth and other planets revolving around it.  The Copernican system also states that the Earth rotates on its own axis.
Nicolaus Copernicus