Scientist
Studied the stars and the planets.
Who is Copernicus?
He created this new approach to science.
Who was Francis Bacon?
A new way of thinking about the natural world.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
Europeans based their beliefs on the ideas of these ancient cultures.
Who are the Greeks and Romans?
Made an early telescope
Who is Galileo?
Another name for "Guess" in scientific method
What is hypothesis?
Means sun-centered
What is heliocentric?
This movement or revolution was based on careful observation and willingness to question old beliefs.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
Studied the Law of Gravity
Who is Isaac Newton?
It is most important to ______ the hypothesis.
What is test?
The earth is at the center of the universe.
What is geocentric?
His thinking was based on logic and mathematics.
Who was Rene Descartes?
He believed the physical world was made up of smaller components that joined together
Who was Robert Boyle?
He was also another scientist who used the scientific method.
Who was Rene Descartes?
A movement that emphasized reason and individualism rather than tradition.
What is Enlightenment?
A very important tool used to look at specimens closely.
What is a microscope?
First to use vaccination against smallpox
Who was Edward Jenner?
He believed that God created the universe and such natural forces took over.This belief was called deism.
Who is Isaac Newton?
The study of the planets, the moon and the stars.
What is astronomy?
They forced Galileo to take his statements about moon and the stars back.
What is the catholic Church?