Scientific Method
Steps of systematic observation, measurement, and experiments, and testing
I developed the geocentric model
Aristotle
earth centered universe
geocentric
what is the 1st step of the scientific method?
observe or state the problem
I developed the sun centered universe known as heliocentric theory
Nicolaus Copernicus
I believed that Planetary movement is a mathematical formula and Planets move around the Sun in elliptical orbits NOT circles.
Johannes Kepler
sun centered universe
heliocentric
How did Galileo come up with his theories?
By observing evidence.
hypothesis
I designed the 1st telescope w/lens & sees movement of stars & moons.
Galileo Galilei
what goes up must come down. every object in universe attracts every other object
law of gravity and motion
Which scientist is responsible for creating the Three Laws of Motion, studied Light Prisms and Universal Gravitation.
Sir Isaac Newton
I believed in universal law of motion and that every object in universe attracts every other object. I explained gravity
Isaac Newton
Before the Scientific Revolution, who did society believe about the natural world?
Ancient Greek and Romans sources; Catholic church beliefs
Which theory did the Greeks believe in and teach in regards to the solar system?
Greeks
This invention from the Scientific Revolution helped people better understand and study diseases.
The Microscope
What crime did Copernicus and Galileo commit by confirming the heliocentric theory? Why?
Heresy; because the church believed in the geocentric model that God placed earth in the center of the universe
Which scientific revolutionist discovered gravity and stated it was constant force, improved the clock with a swinging pendulum and improved the telescope?
Galileo Galilei