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12 Cards in this Set
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Concerning the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
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Copernicus
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1) The sun is the center of the galaxy
2) Earth and other planets orbit around the sun in circular orbits ~ Wrong; elliptical are the orbits 3) Earth spins daily on axis creating day & night |
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Starry Messenger
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Galileo
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~ Remodels telescope and uses it to observe heavens
- Finds the moon is rough - Finds spots on the sun - Discovers 4 moons of Jupiter |
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Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
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Galileo
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Put under house arrest after refusing to comply w/ church
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New Atlantis
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Sir Francis Bacon
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Father of the Scientific Method
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Discourse on Method
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Rene Descartes
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Father of the Scientific Method
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Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
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Sir Isaac Newton
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1) Law of gravitation
explained elliptical orbits & Copernicus 2) Developed Calculus 3) Studies Light Prism/Makes Reflecting Telescope |
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On the Structure of the Human Body
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Andreas Vesalius
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Spirit of Laws
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Montesquieu
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1) Govt. affected by geography, economics, and race
2) * Separation of powers * 3) Admired the limited parliamentary system of Britain |
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Social Contract
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Rousseau
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Emile
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Rousseau
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Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Edward Gibbon
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The Wealth of Nations
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Adam Smith
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