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15 Cards in this Set
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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developed heliocentric theory
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Johannes Kepler
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discovered planetary motion
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Galileo Galilei
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telescope
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scientific method
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logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas
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Isaac Newton
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discovered laws of gravity
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William Harvey
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discovered circulation of blood
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Robert Boyle
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founder of modern chemistry
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heliocentric theory
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sun is the center of the universe
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Rene Descartes
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mathematician who believed in using logic and reason
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Sir Francis Drake
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Spanish Armada Leader
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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Prince of Portugal
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Vasco de Gama
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discovered route from Portugal to Africa and India
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Hernando Cortez
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Defeated Aztecs
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Francisco Pizarro
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Counquered Inca
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Jauques Cartier
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Canadian leader
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