Scientists
Which scientist proved that all objects fall at a consistent speed?
Galileo
What improvement did Johannes Kepler make to the heliocentric model?
planets move in ellipses (ovals) around the sun
What theory argued that the earth was at the center of the universe?
geocentric model
True or False: The Scientific Revolution was a time of new ideas in science
True
Scientists published their findings and spread information to all of Europe by using the _____________
printing press
In order to understand how the human body functioned, scientists and doctors did what?
dissection
Sir Francis Bacon was famous for developing the what?
scientific method
What event is called a "major, long-lasting change?"
revolution
True or False: Aristotle and Ptolemy were correct about the earth being in the center of the universe
False
Which scientist wrote the text "On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres"?
Copernicus
Who was the first scientist during the Scientific Revolution to argue for the heliocentric model?
Scientists make observations and conduct _____________ to form conclusions
experiments
What theory argued that the sun was at the center?
heliocentric model
True
Name at least TWO people who believed in the heliocentric model
Galileo, Copernicus, Kepler ...
Which scientist was threatened with torture for supporting the heliocentric model?
Galileo
Which scientist was famous for formulating the laws of gravity?
Issac Newton
What is the name of the force that attracts all objects to each other?
gravity
True or False: The Geocentric model means the earth orbits around the sun
False
Name at least TWO people who believed in the geocentric model
Aristotle, Ptolemy, the Pope ...
Which scientist during the Scientific Revolution was best known for studying human anatomy?
Andreas Vesalius
Which scientist/philosopher argued that reason and rationality was the only way to gain knowledge?
Rene Descartes
What is the name of the ideology/philosophy that states that reason is the source of all knowledge?
rationalism
True or False: Sir Francis Bacon believed in using observation and experiments
True
Who said "I think, therefore I am?"
Rene Descartes