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I theorized that the sun rather than the earth is in the center of the universe. Who am I ?
The Catholic Church suspected Galileo of hersey for claiming what theory about the universe?
heliocentrism
In 1609, Galileo built this instrument which allowed to him to observe that the moon was not smooth and that Jupiter had many moons. What was this instrument?
telescope
Who influenced the work of Galileo?
Copernicus
What did the Catholic Church finally acknolwedge about Galileo in 1992?
That his findings about the universe and his heliocentric theory were right
The logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas is known as what?
The Scientific Method
He was an English statesman and writer who believed that by better understanding the world, scientists would generate practical knowledge that would improve people’s lives.
Francis Bacon
The process of experimenting and then drawing conclusions is known as:
empiricism or the experimental method
Which two disciplines did Descartes combine to create analytical geometry?
algebra and geometry
Rene Descartes
Rather than using experimentation, Descartes relied on ______________ and _____________.
mathematics and logic
Newton’s great discovery was that the same force ruled motion of the planets and all matter on earth and in space. What is the force called?
gravity
Who or what did Newton believe was the creator of this orderly universe, the "clockmaker who had set everything in motion".
God
Who authored The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy ?
Issac Newton
Who authored "Starry Messenger"
Galileo
In 1628, this man revealed how the heart functioned
William Harvey
Harvey’s greatest achievement was to recognize that the blood flows rapidly around the human body, being pumped through a single system of arteries and veins. What is the process called?
circulation
One of the most important scientific books ever written.
The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy.
Modern scientific methods are based on the writings and work of which two men?
Descarted and Bacon