Timeline of scientific discoveries
Timeline of scientific discoveries.The timeline below refers to the date of publication of the theory. In many cases, the discovery spanned several years. See also Timeline of technological discoveries
- 1543 - Copernicus: the earth orbits the sun
- 1675 - Leibniz, Newton: infinitesimal calculus
- 1687 - Newton: Laws of motion, law of Universal Gravitation
- 1789 - Lavoisier: Law of Conservation of Mass, basis for Chemistry
- 1859 - Darwin: Theory of evolution by natural selection
- 1873 - Maxwell: Theory of electromagnetism
- 1900 - Planck: Planck's Law of Radiation, basis for quantum theory
- 1905 - Einstein: special theory of relativity
- 1915 - Einstein: general theory of relativity
- 1927 - Georges LemaÃÂître: Theory of the Big Bang
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