Drag and drop the scientists and philosophers with the contributions to Physics.

Question

came up with laws about motion, including gravity, and published a book called Principia


discovered that Earth was like a big magnet


discovered x-rays


discovered electrons


conducted an experiment to determine how much Earth weighs


proposed that Earth revolved around the sun


paved the way to calculus by introducing methods to explain his calculations

Answer 1

Here are the scientists and philosophers matched with their contributions to Physics:

1. Isaac Newton - came up with laws about motion, including gravity, and published a book called Principia.

2. William Gilbert - discovered that Earth was like a big magnet.

3. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen - discovered x-rays.

4. J.J. Thomson - discovered electrons.

5. Henry Cavendish - conducted an experiment to determine how much Earth weighs.

6. Nicolaus Copernicus - proposed that Earth revolved around the sun.

7. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz - paved the way to calculus by introducing methods to explain his calculations.

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