Key Figures
Key Events/Inventions
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First to propose the heliocentric theory.
Who is Nicolas Copernicus
100
An instrument used for measuring temperature.
What is a thermometer
100
Facts or information collected.
What is Data
100
The theory which stated that the sun was at the center and all the planets, including Earth, revolved around it.
What is the heliocentric theory
200
Improved Copernicus's theory by finding that orbits were ovals.
Who is Johannes Kepler
200
An instrument that uses multiple lenses to magnify a small object.
What is a microscope
200
The path a space object follows around another space object. (ex. Earth around Sun)
What is an Orbit
200
The theory that stated that the Earth was at the center and the other planets revolved around it.
What is the geocentric theory
300
Invented the telescope, thermometer, and microscope.
Who is Galileo
300
An instrument used for measuring changes of pressure in the atmosphere.
What is a barometer
300
An idea to be tested in an experiment.
What is a Hypothesis
300
People who study or have knowledge of natural or physical sciences.
What are scientists
400
Discovered gravity.
Who is Issac Newton
400
An instrument that uses lenses to magnify space objects such as planets.
What is a telescope
400
The amount of matter in an object.
What is Mass
400
Uses logic and observations to help people find out how the natural world works.
What is the Scientific method
500
He invented the scientific method.
Who is Roger Bacon
500
A device for pumping air in or out of an enclosed space.
What is an air pump
500
Belief in reason and logic as the primary and most reliable source of knowledge.
What is Rationalism
500
A period during which many advances were made in astronomy, biology, physics, human anatomy, chemistry, and other sciences.
What is the scientific revolution
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