Prehistoric Science
Even from early on, records of the moon and stars were left on what?
Clay tablets
Whose laws of motion were to be the solid foundation of mechanics?
Isaac Newton
Do all steps of the Scientific Method take place in every scientific inquiry?
No
What is an “oral tradition” and why was that not exactly the best way to pass on knowledge?
Telling people by word of mouth – it’s not reliable because people forget things and can add to or exaggerate stories over time
Intermixes of the two types of apherion had given rise to the four major elements of which the Earth was made… what are they?
Earth, Fire, Water, Air
Religion, superstition, and fear were replaced by what?
Reason and Knowledge
What are the 5 “steps” of the Scientific Method that we use here at Veritas?
Purpose, Background, Procedure, Results, Discussion
When was the term “scientist” first coined? What were they called previous to that?
19th century - Natural Philosophers
Who was Plato’s most famous student?
Aristotle
Who proposed that the planets move around the sun not in circular orbits, but in elliptical ones?
Johannes Kepler
Why must the steps of the Scientific Method be repeatable?
To guard against human error and confusion (so someone else can recreate it).
What four things does communication need to succeed?
Sender, Message, Medium, Receiver
Who was the first of the Greeks to try and separate theology from science? Know that we call him the “Father of Science.”
Thales
During which centuries did the Age of Enlightenment occur?
17th and 18th
Who recorded the manner in which he conducted his experiments in precise detail so that others could reproduce and independently test his results?
Roger Bacon
Give an example of why we need social organization to better function as a society.
To avoid confusion and chaos - example would be "stay to the right to be polite"
For Aristotle, directly observable things were real. He and his followers would not accept …what?… as science.
Mere prediction ... or superstition
During the Enlightenment, nothing was to be accepted on faith; everything was to be submitted …how?
to a rational way of thinking
In what year was the first “Scientific method” stated (by René Descartes)?
1637