great scientists gravity) Isaac Newton The Theory of Relativity Albert Einstein Jane Goodall chimps John Snow cholera Stephen Hawking radium Madame Curie Hybrid rice Black hole Thinking: What personality and quality will be needed as a scientist? intelligent, modest, patient, creative , hard-working, unselfish, determined, persistent, generous, confident , brave , co-operative, positive, pleasant, polite, energetic, etc. brave About Copernicus Do you know what is the center of the solar system? Can you name the nine s in the solar system? Mercury Mars Venus Earth Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto or or ? Copernicus ’s Copernicus’ fear? did Copernicus prove his theory? is his theory? Questions: ’s Copernicus’ fear? He feared that the powerful Christian Church would have punished him for even suggesting such an idea. Bruno was born five years after Copernicus died .He stuck to the Sun-centered Theory, which was against the Church’s will. In 1600,he was burnt to death. did Copernicus prove his theory? He had thought long and hard about these problems and tried to find an answer. He had observations of the stars and used all his mathematical knowledge to explain them. All his calculations and observations proved that his theory was right.