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19 Cards in this Set
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Science
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A branch of study dedicated to the accumulation and classification of observable facts in order to formulate general laws about the natural world
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Papyrus
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A primitive form of paper, made from a long-leafed plant of the same name
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Spontaneous generation
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The idea that living organisms can be spontaneously formed from non-living substances
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James Clerk Maxwell
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Founder of Modern physics
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Thales
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one of the first scientists
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Galileo
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Collected much dat in favor of the heliocentric system but was forced to recant belief in it
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Ptolemy
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proposed geocentric system
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Einstein
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Had 2 theories of relativity and was big in quantum mechanics
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Lavoisier
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discovered the law of mass conservation
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Darwin
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destroyed the idea of immutability of species
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Democritus
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ancient Greek scientist that believed in atoms
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Grossesteste
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considered the first modern scientist
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Copernicus
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proposed the heliocentric system
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Aristotle
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Developed the idea of spontaneous generation
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Newton
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the single greatest scientist of all time
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Mendel
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determined how traits are passed on during reproduction
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Joule
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demonstrated the First Law of Thermodynamics
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Dalton
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he developed the first detailed atomic theory and became known as the founder of modern atomic theory
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Bohr
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He is best known for his model of the atom. It was named after him and it revealed many of the atoms mysteries.
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