key people
who came up with the idea that the sun is in the middle of the universe
Nicolaus Copernicus
In the history of science, there was a period when new ideas in physics, astronomy, biology, human anatomy, chemistry really came along.
Scientific Revolution
An instrument that makes distant objects appear to be closer, contains an arrangement of lenses
Telescope
invented a machine for calculating which was a major advance in mechanical calculating.
Gottfried Wilhelm
what part of Galileo's body did they save
middle finger
Improved the telescope and discovered 4 moons around jupiter
Galileo Galilei
A method of procedure that has described natural science since the 17th century. the steps for this this method are, ask a Question, research, make a hypothesis, experiment, and make a conclusion.
Scientific method
used to look at very small objects
Microscope
known as the father of microbiology
Anton von Leeuwonhoek
What did all of Galileo's daughters become
Nuns
Discovered the laws of gravitation
Isaac Newton
the path that planets take around the sun
orbits
underwater boat
Submarine
first to demonstrate the circulation of the blood through the body continuously
William Harvey
who was a college dropout?
Galileo
Improved Copernicus' theory
Johannes Kepler
idea that earth is the center of the universe
Geocentric
used to measure atmospheric pressure
Barometer
trusting reasons rather than feelings to decide ones beliefs or actions.
Rationalism
Where did Galileo spend the rest of his years
Under house arrest
He published three works in which he wrote that the universe was of infinite size, and that the Earth, sun, and planets were all moving constantly inside it, and weren't located at its center.
Giordano Bruno
A proposition made as a basis for reasoning, without any assumption of its truth. Guessing.
hypothesis
transfer blood or blood components from one donor to the recipient
blood transfusion
A person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences.
Scientist
Who was the person who got a NASA spacecraft named after them