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14 Cards in this Set
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Nicholas Copernicus
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Believed in the theory that the sun was the center of the universe and everything revolves around it.His theory was rejected for not being
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Tycho Brahe
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Influenced by Copernicus; Built observatory and collected data on the locations of stars and planets for over 20 years; His limited knowledge of mathematics prevented him from making much sense out of the data.(astronomy/Danish)
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Johannes Kepler
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Assistant to Brahe; used Brahe's data to prove that the earth moved in an elliptical, not circular, orbit; Wrote 3 laws of planetary motion based on mechanical relationships and accurately predicted movements of planets in a sun-centered universe; Demolished old systems of Aristotle and Ptolemy.(astronomy)
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Galileo Galilee
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He published the book "Starry Messenger". He believed Jupiter had 4 moons. sun had dark spots and he also supported Copernicus. His work was rejected by The pope and was house-arrested then his work was acknowledged after he died.(Italian scientist/astronomy)
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Francis Bacon
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He thought scholars relied too much on the conclusions of others instead of reasoning from abstract theories. He urged others to experiment and draw conclusions, which was called empiriesm.(English statesman/writer)
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Rene Descartes
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He linked algebra and geometry and believed that everything should be doubted until proven by reason. "I think, Therefore I am."(Analytic geometry/math)
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Isaac Newton
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He helped bring together the breakthroughs under a single theory. He was certain the same forces affected all objects. He discovered that the same force ruled motion and the planet and all matter on Earth and in space.
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Zacharias Janssen
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He invented the first microscope.(inventor)
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Anders Celsius
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He created another thermometer but used 0 degrees as freezing.(Astronomy)
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Gabriel Fahrenheit
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He made the first thermometer to use mercury in glass. 32 degrees is freezing(German Physicist)
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Evangelista Torricelli
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He developed the first mercury barometer, a tool for measuring atmosphere pressure and predicting weather.(Scientist/Galileo's student)
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Robert Boyle
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He founded chemistry and published The Sceptical Chymist" He believed matter was the make-up of smaller primary particles that joined together indifferent ways.(Chemistry)
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Andreas Vesalius
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He proved Galen's assumptions wrong and dissected human corpses and published his observations. (physician)
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Edward Jenner
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He introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox. He also produced the World's first vaccine. (Physician)
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