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19 Cards in this Set
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Science (define)
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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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a branch
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Papyrus (define)
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A primitive form of paper, made from a long-leafed plant of the same name.
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a primitive
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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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The idea
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Destroyed the idea of immutability of speices
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Darwin
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Demonstrated the First Law of Thermodynamics
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Joule
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Best know for model of the atom. It was named after him, and it revealed many of the atom's mysteries.
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Bohr
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Discovered the Law of Mass Conservation
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Lavoisier
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One of the first scientists
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Thales
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Ancient Greek scientist that believed in atoms
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Democritus
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He devoloped the first detailed atomic theory and became know as the founder of modern atomic theory.
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Dalton
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Determined the way traits are passed down by reproduction
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Mendel
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Considered the first modern scienteist
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Grosseteste
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Had 2 theories of relativity and was big in quantum physics
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Einstein
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Founder of modern physics
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James Clerk Maxwell
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Developed the idea of spontaneous generation
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Aristotle
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Proposed heliocentric system
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Copernicus
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proposed geocentric system
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Ptolemy
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The single greastest scientist of all times
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Newton
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Collected much data in favor of the heliocentric system but was forced to recant belief in it
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Galileo
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