Scientists
The Greek philosopher who theorized that the earth was the center of the universe.
Who was Aristotle or Ptolemy?
Book written by Copernicus in which he states his belief in the Heliocentric Theory.
What is On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres?
He discovered the law of the pendulum, made improvements to the telescope, and supported the theories of Copernicus.
Who was Galileo?
A multi-step, logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas.
What is the scientific method?
The theory that puts the earth in the center of the universe.
What is the geocentic theory?
Who was the Polish scientist who theorized the sun was the center of the universe?
Who was Copernicus?
Wrote Principia Mathematica.
Who was Isaac Newton?
What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
The first step of the scientific method.
What is observe?
The theory that the sun is the center of the universe.
What is the heliocentric theory?
The German scientist who theorized about the laws of planetary motion.
Who was Kepler?
Unfortunately, this Italian scientist could not publish his book of discoveries because he was placed under house arrest by the Catholic Church.
Who was Galileo?
Generalized rules in science that describe how something works in the natural world.
Testing your guessed answer.
What is experiment?
What Galileo used to perform much of his research on planets.
What is a telescope?
The scientist/mathematician that theorized about the laws of gravity and motion.
Who was Newton?
Wrote the book Astronomia Nova on his scientific discoveries.
Who was Kepler?
The type of path in which Kepler believed planets moved.
What is oval or elliptical?
To reach a final decision based on your observations, experiments, and analysis.
What is conclusion?
Name for the period of great scientific discoveries in the late Renaissance period.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
The English politician and writer who urged scientists to experiment and draw conclusions.
Who was Sir Francis Bacon?
Many scientists didn't publish their books because they were afraid their works conflicted with this very holy Christian book.
What is the Bible?
Institution that did not approve of experiments performed during the Scientific Revolution.
What is the Catholic Church?
The second step of the scientific method.
What is to ask a question?
Newton's theory that objects of different sizes can still have an impact on each other, no matter what their size.
What is gravity?