Scientific Revolution
What centuries did the Scientific Revolution take place?
16th and 17th century
What is an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe?
Enlightenment
Galileo Galilei discovered the ____ was jagged and mountainous with his telescope.
Moon
who published the "Social Contract."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Aristotle thought the four elements were?
earth, water, air, and fire.
What is geocentric theory?
The earth was the center of the universe and the sun, moon, and planets revolve around the earth.
what are gatherings, usually sponsored by middle-class or aristocratic women, where people were able to express their ideas?
Salons
Tycho Kepler discovered planets move around the sun in ________.
elliptical orbit. (ellipse)
Who wrote Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1687; Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy)
Sir Isaac Newton
who discovered how blood circulates?
William Harvey
The Scientific Revolution began with?
Astronomy
Philosopher who thought that people are born good but are corrupted by laws and society
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
What did Galileo discover?
He also discovered that the Milky Way was made up of stars.
who wrote "On the Fabric of the Human Body" which explained human anatomy
Vesalius
How many children did Galileo have?
3
Who developed the scientific method?
Francis Bacon and René Descartes
who thought about the ideas about people's rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" ?
John Locke
Who developed the universal laws of gravity and motion?
Isaac Newton
who wrote "Spirit of Laws"
Montesquieu
who's middle finger is on display in a museum?
Galileo
Who was the first scientist to create a complete model of the solar system?
Nicolaus Copernicus
who wrote the Encyclopédie, which included 28 different books ?
Denis Diderot
Who developed Calculus
Isaac Newton and Gottfried von Leibniz
Who wrote De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri VI (“Six Books Concerning the Revolutions of the Heavenly Orbs”)
Copernicus
who was the first person to see germs?
Van Leeuwenhoek