SCIENCE HISTORY 6

1. He was the rocket pioneer. Many of his proposals concerning rocketry were later put
into use including use of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as rocket fuel.
Ans. Konstantin Tsiolkovskii

2. He was the first to discover a supernova in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

Ans. Tycho Brahe

3. Leonardo da Vinci was known for his famous work depicting the human body. The title
of his work was ________________.
Ans. Vitruvian Man

4. Joseph Priestley demonstrated that plants produce a gas that animals and flames
consume which are carbon dioxide and oxygen. This happened on what specific year?
Ans. 1771

5. He wrote the oldest known anatomy book and was the first to use the term Anatomy.
Ans. Diocles

6. He calculated the solar year correctly up to 6 decimal places. He is _______________.

Ans. Omar Khayyam

7. He was the pioneer of the blood plasma research.

Ans. Charles Richard Drew

8. The first human being to reach space and orbit earth was Yuri Gagarin , who was
launched in Vostok 1 on ___________________.
Ans. April 12, 1961

9. The first astronomical observatory/calendar- the Stonehenge is located in

_________________.
Ans. Wiltshire, England
 10. What year did Johannes Kepler published his first two laws of Planetary Motion?
Ans. 1609
CLINCHER
1. He made the first measurements of the precession of the equinoxes and crafted the first
star catalog.
Ans. Hipparchus of Nicea

2. What was the greatest contribution of Charles Farbry?

Ans. Discovery of the ozone layer

3. He was the Scottish physicist who discovered the electromagnetic field.

Ans. James Clerk Maxwell

4. In 27 BC , Romans develop the first basic concrete called _______________.

Ans. Pozzolana

5. He designs and manufacture chemicals that are non-hazardous and environmentally

benign making him the Father of Green Chemistry. He is ______________.
Ans. Paul Anastas