Theories
Earth is the center of the universe
geocentric theory
A polish astronomer who made a model of the solar system with the sun in the center. This angered many.
Nicolas Copernicus
English mathematician and scientist who invented differential caluculs, theory of universal gravitation, and was inspired by the sight of a falling apple.
Isaac Newton
a major change in European thought, starting in the mid-1500s, in which the study of the natural world began to be characterized by careful observation and the questioning of accepted beliefs.
scientific revolution
the sun is the center of the universe with the earth rotating around it.
heliocentric theory
He was an Italian astronomer, mathematician, physicist. His telescopes provided proof that the sun was the center of the universe.
Galileo Galilei
This person provided math proof for the heliocentric theory
Johannes Kepler
A systematic approach used in scientific study that typically includes observation, a hypothesis, experiments, data analysis, and a conclusion
scientific method
They were an English politician and writer, advocated that new knowledge was acquired through an inductive reasoning process
Francis Bacon
french scientist who made the scientific method, he used math and logic to form his conclusions. "I think therefore I am"
Rene Descartes