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Which of the following was not a major scientist: Johannes Kepler, Michael Faraday, Charles Babbage, Thomas Peacock
Answer: Thomas Peacock, 19thC British novelist. Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer. Michael Faraday FRS was an English scientist. Charles Babbage KH FRS was an English polymath; a mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer.