Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit ( 1686 - 1736 ) German physicist and resident of Holland, he developed the Mercury thermomete in 1714 and later devised its temperature scale. Galileo ( 1564-1642) The Italian astronomer, who developed the telescope and discovered four satellites of Jupiter, His belief that Copernicus was right to advocate that the sun is the centre of universe led to his persecution, While dying he said ” Bur it earth does move”. He also discovered that the movement of the pendulum produces a regular time measurement. The pendulum clock was later invented by Hoygens. Gautam Budha ( 563-483 BC) Founder of Buddhism, born in Lumbini village near Nepal, he was the son of Sudhodana, king of Kapilvastu in Nepal. He renounced the world and later came to be known as the Buddha. Geoffrey Chaucer ( 1342-1400) The English poet who is considered the father of English Poetry. His famous works include The Book of Dutches 9 1369) and Canterbury Tales ( a collection of stories) George Washington ( 1732-1799 ) the American general who led the revolt against the British and declared Ameican independence. He became the first President of USA. Dr George B, Kisitiakowsky. A chemist and professor at Harvard who worked on the first atomic bomb and later strongly advocated the daimler Moror Company in 1890 which built the first Mercedes. Govind Ballabh Pant ( 1887-1961) Veteran Congress leader, he was Chief Minister of UP and later Union Home Minister, He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1958. Guru Tegh Bahadur Son of Guru Hargobind, and the ninth Guru of the Sikhs., He was executed by Aurangzeb when he refused to embrace Islam.
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