Terms
a time period when traditional beliefs/ideas were being challenged throughout Europe
Scientific Revolution
ancient Greek astronomer believed the Earth was the center
Artistole
Englishman that stated experimentation is the key to understanding
Francis Bacon
Starry Messenger and Dialogue Concerning to Chief World Systems
Galileo Galilei
when (within 50 years)
1550-1800
The idea that the Earth is the center of the universe
Geocentric
Polish astronomer that said the sun was the center of the universe. He published his ideas right before he died
Nicolaus Copernicus
5 scientists (name 10 and double the points)
Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Vesalius, Harvey, Hooke, Boyle, Lavoisier, von Leeuwenhoek
Gottfried von Leibniz
On the Revolutions of Heavenly Bodies published on his death bed
Nicolaus Copernicus
the main cause of the Sci Rev (why) and explain
A new approach to investigating ideas and testing them
Scientific Method
Aristotle and Ptolemy
5 fields of science explored during this time
astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, anatomy, microbiology, physiology
On the Workings of the Human Body was a study of anatomy
Andreas Vesalius
the shape of Copernicus's orbits and the shape of Kepler's
circle and eliplse
The idea that the Sun is the center of the universe
Heliocentric
He thought Copernicus was wrong and believed in a mix of helio and geo centrism
Tycho Brahe
Frenchmen that stated reason and logic are key to understanding I think therefore, I am
Rene Descartes
His book, The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophies about gravity is better know Principia
Isaac Newton
He was tried as a heretic, forced to renounce his beliefs, and live under house arrest (first and last name)
Galileo Galilei
The area of mathematics that Newton co-discovered
calculus
Tycho Brahe's assistant. Proved heliocentrism using math. Developed Laws of Planetary Motion
Johannes Kepler
name 5 or more steps of the scientific method
Identify a problem or Question
Hypothesis
Experiment
Record Results
Analyze: Prove or Disprove (Conclude)
The father of modern chemistry, he wrote The Skeptical Chemist and Boyle's Law
Robert Boyle
4 reasons why and explain
Exploration (not flat, not small, stars)
Trade (ideas and wealth)
Challenges lead to more challenges
Renaissance/Reformation
Scientific Method