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what is meant by a heliocentric view of the universe?
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sun at center - Copernicus
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describe the relationship between science and religion during the 17th century.
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science not breaking with religion, just explaining it
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what did copernicus and galileo contribute to the revolution in science?
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said that earth was not in the center of the universe
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why was copernicus careful about what he printed?
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didn't want to upset church
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why was galileo accused of heresy?
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said earth moved around sun
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describe some explanations of the universe that filled the gap between copernicus and galileo
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tycho - mapped heavens
kepler - everything to mathematical laws hteory that planets revolved around the sun and then the whole thing revolved around the earth |
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why were advancements on galileo's ideas discovered in Northwest Europe as opposed to Italy?
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his trial silenced rev. in the South of europe - showed science and religion could not coexist and not support each other
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what are empirical laws? how did they assist scientists with discovery?
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gneral conclusions hased on evidence rather than absolutes on how universe works
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what were newton's ideas about movement?
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1. every object will stay in motion until another force acts upon it
2. force = mass x acceleration 3. every action has an equeal and opposite reaction |
