Astronomy
1. Heliocentric Model - Nicolaus Copernicus (1543)
2. Law of Planetary Motion - Johannes Kepler (1609)
3. Telescope - Galileo Galilei (1609)
4. Theory of Big Bang - Georges Lemaître (1927)
5. Discovery of Uranus - William Herschel (1781)
6. Discovery of Pluto - Clyde Tombaugh (1930)
7. Black Hole Theory - John Michell (1783), developed further by Stephen Hawking.
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