Famous Scientists
This scientist agreed with the Copernicus model of the solar system, and was put on trial by the Church.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
The first one of these tools was assembled by Galileo Galilei to look at the craters of the moon.
What is the Telescope?
This was the sentence for Galileo when he was found guilty in 1633.
What is house arrest?
This is the century that is the beginning of the Scientific Revolution in the Middle East.
What is the 8th century?
This was the name of the book by Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khawarzmi, who is considered the father of algebra.
What is Algebra?
This scientist created the heliocentric model of the solar system.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
While working in optics, these were found by Ibn al-Haytham.
What are the Laws of Refraction?
The church said you cannot do these three things with the Copernicus set of beliefs.
What is hold, defend or teach?
What is 1400 years?
This person's book was made illegal to read for 300 years in the Catholic Church.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
This scientist created the geocentric model of the solar system that was accepted for almost 1500 years.
Who is Ptolemy?
Ibn Al-Nafis discovered this practice when he recognized that the lungs purify blood.
What is Pulmonary Circulation?
This was the model of the solar system that the Church said was true for almost 1500 years.
What is the geocentric model?
This is the century that is the beginning of the Scientific Revolution in Europe.
What is the 15th century?
The book, On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, by Copernicus discussed this theory of the solar system.
What is the heliocentric theory?
This scientist is considered the founder of the modern scientific method.
Who is Ibn al-Haytham?
This was found by Sir Isaac Newton as a constant force pushing toward the Earth.
What is Gravity?
This was the Church’s belief about the control of all natural elements before Sir Isaac Newton.
What is direct control by God?
In the Middle East this is the century they began to use the scientific method in their experiments.
What is the 12th century?
This person was put on trial for writing a book that discussed a heliocentric theory of the solar system.
Who is Galileo?
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
This was a type of mathematical analysis created by Sir Isaac Newton.
What is Calculus?
This was the way the Church handled Copernicus and Galileo’s teachings.
What is making them illegal?/What is banning books?
This is the amount of years that Copernicus' theories were illegal to read.
What is 300 years?
This person, in his book, Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, discussed the laws of motion.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
This astronomer influenced Copernicus to find the heliocentric system for the solar system.
Who is Nasir al-Din al-Tusi?
This modern approach to science was essential to the Scientific Revolution because it allowed for people to retest any findings of other scientists.
What is the Scientific Method?
This was the amount of time that the Church banned Copernicus’ books.
What is 300 years?
In Europe this is the century they began to use the scientific method in their experiments.
What is the 17th century?
This 9th century Persian doctor authored an influential multi-volume encyclopedia of all known medical knowledge at the time.
Who is Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi?
This philosopher popularized the use of the scientific method and even used it in philosophy.
Who is Francis Bacon?
This was created by Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khawarzmi, and was used to solve linear and quadratic equations.
What is Algebra?
This is the charge the Church put against Galileo in 1633.
What is heresy?
This is the year the University of Al-Karaouine was founded.
What is 859?
Although not formally published this person created the geocentric theory of the solar system in ancient Greece.
Who is Ptolemy