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18 Cards in this Set
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Geocentric Theory
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When people believed that the earth was the center of the universe and all the planets, moon and sun revolved around the world
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Scientific Revolution
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Pose a theory an test it with procedures - known as Scientific Method
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Scientific Method
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Five basic steps to solve a experiment with a procedure
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Heliocentric theory
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The sun is the center of the universe
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The Enlightenment
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The intellectual movement that applied reason to human affairs especially in Government Politics
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Recognized that the geocentric theory did not explain the movements of the solar system
He recognized years later that the universe revolved around the sun which we call heliocentric theory |
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Brahe and Kepler
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Kepler was Brahe's assistant and was asked to help create a mathematical theory that would detail measurements of the the planets
Kepler was the first astronomer that the planets orbited the sun in an oval pattern |
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Galileo
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Supported Copernicus' theory
Built the first telescope used in astronomy in 1609 He also discovered milky way was made up of stars |
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Sir Isaac Newton
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He combined astronomy, physics and math
He created the law of Gravity |
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Andreas Vesalius
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Learned abouth the anatomy through the use dissection of executed criminals
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William Harvey
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He used Vesalius' drawings and reasearch to describe the way the heart works and circulatory system works
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Antony Can Leeuwenhoek
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First to describe appearance of bacteria, red blood cells, yeast and other microorganisms
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Robert Hooke
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Used early microscope to describe pants o a microscopic level
Given credit for the creation of the word cell |
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Robert Boyle: Father of modern chemistry
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His most significant contribution to chemistry was Boyle’s law, which describes how temperature, volume and pressure affect gas
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Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier
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Developed the periodic table which included 33 elements
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Causes
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Exploration and expansion of trade
continuing study of ancient authorities development of the scientific method |
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Effects
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beginnings of modern science
belief in process and the power of reason new view of the universe as a well- ordered systems |
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The Enlightenment
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Cultural movement of Intellectuals, emphasizing reason and individualism. It’s purpose was to reform society using reason.
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