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Philosophe tattoos
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Why or how
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I was an Italian scientist whose research led to conflict with the Catholic Church over the solar system.
Galileo Galilei
100
I developed Calculus.
Sir Isaac Newtono
100
On my back is written "If the government does not secure your natural rights, you have the right to overthrow your government."
John Locke
100
It is the name of our unit and means "to learn" or "to give understanding to."
The enlightenment.
100
Burning Galileo at the stake was a bad idea. Why?
He was too popular.
200
My theory of gravity explained why objects do not fall from the earth and what holds the entire solar system together.
Sir Isaac Newton
200
I was instrumental in developing the Scientific Method
Francis Bacon
200
On my chest is written "where there is lack of government, life is nasty, brutish, and short."
Thomas Hobbes
200
The theory that the earth is at the center of the solar system.
geocentric
200
Why did Kepler take so long to prove the heliocentric theory mathematically?
He assumed that the planets moved in a perfect circle.
300
I was a Polish astronomer who was among the first to support the notion that the sun was at the center of the solar system.
Nicolaus Copernicus
300
I helped to establish chemistry as a pure science.
Robert Boyle
300
On my bicep is written "I disagree with what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it."
Voltaire
300
The theory that the earth that the sun is at the center of the solar system.
heliocentric
300
Why did the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes justify the reign of rulers like Peter the Great and Louis XIV?
He supported absolute monarchy.
400
I was a German mathematician who proved the heliocentric theory mathematically and theorized that the planets revolve in an elliptical shape.
Johannes Kepler
400
I was the first to recognize "cells" and named them as such since they looked like cells in a honeycomb.
Robert Hooke
400
On my left calf is written "power should be a check to power."
Montesquieu
400
Catholic Church term for one who believes differently than Church law.
heresy
400
"Crush the Evil Thing." For Voltaire, what was the evil thing and why was it evil?
The Catholic Church. They were corrupt and had too much power.
500
I saw mathematics as the perfect model for clear and certain knowledge. I invented analytical geometry.
Rene Descartes
500
We were considered early scientists We tried to transform base metals, such as lead and copper, into precious metals, such as gold.
alchemists
500
On the back of my neck is written "Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains."
Jean Jacques Rousseau
500
Name of the Catholic Church court that tried Galileo for his theory on planetary revolution.
Inquisition
500
How did the Scientific Revolution turn into the Age of Reason?
Philosophers believed that they could apply reason to social issues and make a perfect world.
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