Science and Scientists
Astronomy
Anatomy and Medicine
Science and the Church
Ancient Science
100

This type of study method begins with observation and moves toward a final theory.

Inductive

100

This model of the universe states that the planets, including earth, revolve around the sun.

Heliocentric

100

This scientist used the inductive method by dissecting animals to understand anatomy.

Andreas Vesalius

100

This "sola" of the Reformation was a key inspiration for the reason to study science. 

Sola Deo Gloria

100

This model of the universe was long held by scientists throughout human history until the 16th century.

Geocentric

200

This scientist was from the high nobility of Denmark and built the "Castle of Heaven" (Uraniborg).

Tycho Brahe

200

In his work On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres, this scientists proposed a revolutionary view of the nature of the solar system.

Nicolaus Copernicus

200

By experimenting with live animals, William Harvey was able to uncover this anatomic discovery.

blood circulation

200

This famous medieval scholar was a defender of the faith and was influenced by Aristotle.

Thomas Aquinas

200

This ancient philosopher held the belief that all truth is found in thought and is well-known for his "realm of the forms" and the "cave" allegory.

Plato

300

This Lutheran scientist was an assistant of Tycho Brahe and determined that planetary orbits are elliptical.

Johannes Kepler

300

This mathematician made the determination that space operated under the same mathematical laws as earth, therefore it can be studied.

Galileo Galilei

300

Benjamin Rush, who attempted to find a universal law of disease, became professor at this university in 1792.

University of Pennsylvania

300

DAILY DOUBLE (bet up to the amount of points you have):  When translated, it means I believe so that I may understand.

“Credo ut intelligam”

300

In the ancient geocentric model of the universe, the earth was surrounded by this many spheres.

Nine

400

Considered the father of physics and a brilliant mathematician, this scientist wrote more about theology than he did science.

Isaac Newton

400

Isaac Newton wrote this work to help explain key scientific discoveries, such as force, momentum, inertia, and tides.

Principia

400

This English doctor assumed there were many diseases and analyzed them.  Ultimately, he prescribed rest, care, and beer for his patients.

Thomas Sydenham

400

This famous church leader was not thrilled about the Copernicus heliocentric theory, writing, “This fool wishes to reverse the entire science of astronomy; but sacred Scripture tells us that Joshua commanded the Sun to stand still and not the Earth.”

Martin Luther

400

It was these two ancient philosophers that were the standard of all scientific thought until the 16th century.

Ptolemy and Aristotle

500

This thinking was a major factor in the growth of modern science because of its emphasis on rationality, science, and human achievement.

The Enlightenment

500

DAILY DOUBLE (bet up to the amount of points you have): This work of Galileo Galilei, published in 1632, criticized the older understanding of Astronomy and it upset the Roman Catholic Church

Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World, Ptolemaic and Copernican.

500

This Dutch lens grinder confirmed Marcello Malpighi's discovery of capillaries.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

500

This institution of the Roman Catholic church forced Galileo to renounce his beliefs and forced him to live under house arrest until his death.

Inquisition

500

According to ancient understanding, "space" consisted of these four elements and were surrounded by quintessence.

Earth, air, fire, water.

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