Discovered the laws of motion and believed that the sun was the center of the universe
Galielo
100
Purpose is to measure temperature
Thermometer
100
Why did the church defend Aristotle and other Greek scientists?
Because their theories supported the views of the Bible, and if one of the scientists theories were proven wrong, maybe all of them would be.
100
What does science mean in Latin?
Knowledge
100
When did the Scientific Revolution take place?
Between 1500-1700 (16, 17, 18 centuries)
200
First scientist to use the scientific method; created calculus
Newton
200
Purpose is to enlarge objects; make tiny objects visible
Microscope
200
After the Scientific Revolution, what was there a demand for in Europe?
Technology
200
How do scientists test their theories?
Scientific Method
200
Where did the Scientific Revolution take place?
Europe
300
Used logic/factually based theories; created geometry
Descartes
300
Purpose is to make large objects from outer space appear as bright, contrasty, and large as possible.
Telescope
300
Why did the Church support Geocentrism?
Because the geocentric view was consistent with the Catholic view of the universe--wouldn't God put his greatest creation in the center of the universe?
300
What did Christopher Columbus use when he explored in 1492?
Map of the World excluding North and South America
300
Before the Scientific Revolution, who would educated people rely on for their explanations?
Catholic Church officials and Greek writers
400
Discovered that the Earth and planets orbit around the sun
Copernicus
400
Purpose is to measure atmospheric pressure
Barometer
400
What are the bases of religion and science?
Religion: Faith, Science: Reason/logic
400
What idea did Kepler come up with that scientists still believe today?
The planets move in oval orbits around the sun
400
What did Pythagoras study?
numbers; believed that things could be predicted and measured
500
Father of the Scientific Method
Bacon
500
The creation/idea that the Sun is the center of the universe
Heliocentric
500
What did Europe begin to do after the Scientific Revolution?
Industrialize; dominate the rest of the world with technology
500
What did scientists believe they could use to improve society? (Example: poverty, wars, etc.)
Reason and logic
500
Why did the Catholic Church threaten Galileo?
Because he spoke out against what the church believed