Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education and science. Among his discoveries were the atmosphere of Venus and the law of conservation of mass in chemical reactions. Take a look below for 30 more awesome and interesting facts about Mikhail Lomonosov. 1. His spheres of…
30 Strange And Interesting Facts About Leonhard Euler
Leonhard Euler was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, logician and engineer, who made important and influential discoveries in many branches of mathematics, such as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory, while also making pioneering contributions to several branches such as topology and analytic number theory. Take a look below for 30 more strange and interesting facts…
30 Fun And Interesting Facts About Carl Sagan
Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in astronomy and other natural sciences. He is best known for his work as a science popularizer and communicator. Take a look below for 30 more fun and interesting facts about Carl Sagan. 1. His best known scientific contribution…
30 Interesting And Fun Facts About Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam was a Persian mathematician, astronomer and poet. He was born in Nishapur, in northeastern Iran, and spent most of his life near the court of the Karakhanid and Seljuq rulers in the period which witnessed the First Crusade. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fun facts about Omar Khayyam. 1….
30 Interesting And Fun Facts About Avicenna
Avicenna was a Persian polymath who is regarded as one of the most significant physicians, astronomers, thinkers and writers of the Islamic Golden Age. He has been described as the father of early modern medicine. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fun facts about Avicenna. 1. Of the 450 works he is…
26 Awesome And Interesting Facts About Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and a poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology. He lived in the city of Alexandria in the Roman province of Egypt, wrote in Koine Greek, and held Roman citizenship. Take a look below for 26 more awesome and interesting facts about Ptolemy. 1….
30 Interesting And Fun Facts About Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer. He’s a key figure in the 17th century Scientific Revolution and is best known for his laws of planetary motion, based on his works Astronomia nova, Harmonices Mundi and Epitome of Copernican Astronomy. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fun facts about Johannes…
30 Interesting And Awesome Facts About Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance era mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe, likely independently of Aristarchus of Samos, who had formulated such a model about 18 centuries earlier. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and…
30 Awesome And Interesting Facts About Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, astronomer, theologian, author and physicist who is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time, and a key figure in the scientific revolution. His book Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, first published in 1687, laid the foundations of classical mechanics. Take a look below for…
26 Interesting And Awesome Facts About Archimedes
Archimedes of Syracuse was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor and astronomer. Although few details of his life are known, he’s regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity. He’s generally considered the greatest mathematician of antiquity and one of the greatest of all time. Take a look below for 26 more interesting…