Definitions
any organized study of the natural world and how it works
What is science?
the Egyptian astronomer who said that the sun and other planets moved around the earth
Who is Ptolemy?
the first science affected by the Scientific Revolution
What is astronomy?
the English mathematician who brought together the ideas of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo into a unified system
Who is Isaac Newton?
an explanation of how or why something happens
What is a theory?
the ancient Greek philosopher who observed nature and gathered vast amounts of information about plants and animals
Who is Aristotle?
the English scientist who used a microscope to discover cells
Who is Robert Hooke?
the man who developed the scientific method
Who is Francis Bacon?
the belief that reason is the key source of knowledge
What is rationalism?
the Polish mathematician who asserted that the sun was the center of the universe rather than the earth
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
the Flemish doctor who pushed medicine forward by dissecting human bodies in the sixteenth century
Who is Andreas Vesalius?
the English doctor who proved that blood flowed through the human body
Who is William Harvey?
the study of physical properties such as matter and energy
What is physics?
the German astronomer who asserted that the planets moved in elliptical orbits around the sun rather than circular ones
Who is Johannes Kepler?
an orderly way of collecting and analyzing evidence
What is the scientific method?
the Frenchman who used science and reason to help him answer the most basics of what is actually true in life
Who is Rene Descartes?
the study of natural substances and how they change
What is chemistry?
the Italian scientist who believed in and utilized the practice of experimentation
Who is Galileo?
the first three main sciences used by ancient people to solve practical problems
What are mathematics, astronomy, and medicine?
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