Studied calculus and the laws of gravity and motion
Who is Isaac Newton?
Theorized the the earth revolves around the sun?
Who is copernicus?
Greek mathematician who became the father of Geometry?
Who is Euclid?
Term that describes a society that is free from religion
What is secularism?
Change in power in the 17th century England that occurred without a war
What is the Glorious Revolution?
Developed a smallpox vaccine
Who is Edward Jenner?
Studied the body's circulatory system
Man that argued for empiricism
Who is John Locke?
System of English government that gradually increased Parliament's power
Trusted that human reason was the only path to truth
Who is Descartes?
Observed the earth's orbit around the sun with a telescope
Who is Galileo Galilei?
English astronomer for whom a comet is named
Who is Halley?
Led Parliament's armies during the English Civil War
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
Country that Maria Theresa ruled?
What is Austria?
Taught that people can only find knowledge through experience
What is empiricism?
Studied human anatomy
Who is Vesalius?
Scientist who wrote the Skeptical Chemist
Who is Robert Boyle?
King that was an absolute ruler and set an example for the rest of Europe
Who is Louis XIV?
Husband and wife that signed the English Bill of Rights in exchange for the throne of England
Who are William and Mary?
Made significant contributions in the areas of physics, geography and optics
Who is Bacon?
Discovered Uranus and made a 40-foot long telescope?
Who is Herschel?
Became the Father of Modern Chemistry
Who is Lavoisier?
Early greek geographer that devised the lines of longitude and latitude found on maps today
Who is Eratosthenes?
Oath that doctors pledge to never do harm?
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
Write the first ten digits of pi
What is 3.1415926535?