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Johannes Kepler

Johannes Kepler (German: [kpl]; December 27, 1571 November 15, 1630) was
a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer. A key figure in the 17th century scientific
revolution, he is best known for his laws of planetary motion, based on his works Astronomia
nova, Harmonices Mundi, and Epitome of Copernican Astronomy. These works also provided one of the
foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation.

Dmitri Mendeleev
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (Russian: , IPA: [dmitrj vanvt mnd
lejf] 8 February 1834 2 February 1907 O.S. 27 January 1834 20 January 1907) was a
Russian chemist and inventor. He formulated the Periodic Law, created his own version of the periodic
table of elements, and used it to correct the properties of some already discovered elements and also to
predict the properties of elements yet to be discovered.

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