Chapters 38-40
Whose work was titled "On the Heavens."
Aristotle
Who published the Micrographia?
Robert Hooke.
What was the new method, developed in 1300, for teaching and learning anatomy?
Human dissection :)
What did Fabricius notice about the veins of human limbs?
They contained tiny valves that allowed blood to flow in only one direction.
Who was the founder of microscopic anatomy?
Marcello Malpighi
What was the heliocentric model?
It proposed that the Sun was at the center of the universe, not the earth.
Who paved the way for the world of biology?
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
What did Galen dissect that most closely resembled man?
Monkeys and pigs
Who learned and discovered more about the circular movement of blood in the heart?
William Harvey
What was Giovanni Alfonso Borelli known for?
He was known for applying physical and mathematical principles to biology, famously explaining muscular movement, circulation, and respiration
Who proposed the heliocentric model?
Copernicus
What was Galileo's explanation for the disagreements between the words of Scripture and the facts of nature?
There is only one truth, communicated in two forms- the language of the Bible and the language of Nature.
What did Paracelsus' faith lead him to believe relating to the world of medicine?
That there were no incurable diseases, only ignorant physicians
What were the three "souls" that governed the body?
The rational in the brain (ruled sensation and motion), the irascible in the heart (controlled the passions), the concupiscible in the liver (gave nutrition).
Who was Marin Mersenne?
He was a French Minim friar, theologian, philosopher, and mathematician
Who published the "Starry Messenger"
Galileo
Which techniques did the Chinese master?
Making mirrors (glass technology)
What was different in the way Vesalius taught anatomy compared to other professors?
Instead of sitting in a high chair, instructing the barber, he dissected the bodies himself.
What were thermoscopes?
Devices that indicated a change of temperature (without a scale).
What was Mersenne known for?
He was known as the "post-box of Europe" for facilitating scientific communication before formal journals.
What was Tycho Brahe's proposed model?
It placed a stationary Earth at the center, with the Sun, Moon, and stars revolving around it, while all other planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) revolved around the Sun.
What did Japanese scholars explain about the heliocentric universe?
The sun, which was at the center of the heliocentric universe, was their ancient god, so Copernicanism was their orthodox faith.
What lengths did doctors sometimes go to to retrieve cadavers?
They stole bodies.
What was the name of the physician who dedicated his research to metabolic balance and quantitative physiology?
Santorio Santorio
Who created Philosophical Transactions?
Henry Oldenburg