Week 16 review
Which model of the universe challenged the geocentric model, and what was the distinctive difference?
Heliocentric model; sun at the center instead of the earth
What practice was severely limited for centuries, putting a damper on the study of anatomy?
Dissection of cadavers
What writings were shared between scientists and scholars to compile collective knowledge?
Scientific journals
What two discoveries is Isaac Newton most popular for?
Gravity and calculus
Name the movie:
"May the force be with you. Always"
Star Wars: A New Hope
What institution kept new discoveries from being published?
The church
Where did scientists get most of the bodies they had to dissect?
Executed criminals
The separation of what two worlds allowed science to advance more than it ever had before?
The separation of the church and the scientific realm
What invention encouraged the publication of scientific discoveries?
The printing press
Name the movie:
"My precious."
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Who spent his life supporting the heliocentric theory without the help of the telescope?
Tyhco Brahe
What unheard of method did Andreas Vesalius use to dissect cadavers
He did it himself instead of having assistents do it
What phenomenom did Santorio study by obsessively measuring the changes in his body weight?
Metabolism
What uniform concepts did science have to decide on?
Units of weights and measures
Name the movie:
"Elementary, my dear Watson."
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Who was placed under house arrest for his discoveries?
What events were Chinese astronomers particularly good at studying?
Comets and eclipses
Who studied the circulation of blood throughout the body?
William Harvey
Who was Newton's nemesis?
Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (or just Leibniz. That works too)
Name the movie:
"Just keep swimming."
Finding Nemo
What was Copernicus's most popular book called?
De Revolutionibus
Why was the study of anatomy stumped for so long?
Everyone chose to read and believe Galen's studies instead of relying on their own direct observation
Which physician became famous for applying measurement to the world of medicine?
Santario Santario
Who was the main source when it came to the study of botany?
Dioscorides
Name the movie:
"O Captain, my Captain."
Dead Poets Society