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Science
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a branch of study dedicated to the accumulation and classifacation of observation facts in order to formulate gerneral laws about the natural world
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papyrus
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A primitive form of paper, made from a long-leafed plant of the same name
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spontaneous generation
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The idea that living organisms can be spontaneously formed from
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James Clerk Maxwell
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Founder of modern physics
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Thales
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One of the first scientists
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Galileo
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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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Ptolemy
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Proposed geocentric system
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Einstein
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Had two theories of relativity and was big in quantum mechanics
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Lavoisier
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Discovered the Law of Mass Conservation
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Darwin
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Destroyed the idea of the immutability of species
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Democritus
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Ancient Greek scientist who believed in atoms
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Grosseteste
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Considered the first modern scientist
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Copernicus
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Proposed heliocentric system
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Aristotle
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Developed the idea of spontaneous generation
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Newton
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The single greatest scientist of all time
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Mendel
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Determined how traits are passed on during reproduction
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Joule
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Demonstrated the First Law of Thermodynamics
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Dalton
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He developed the first detailed atomic theory and became known
as the founder of modern atomic theory. |
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Bohr
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He is best known for his model of the atom. It was named after
him, and it revealed many of the atoms mysteries. |
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What lesson can we learn from the fact that scientific progress stalled during the Dark Ages?
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The progress of science depends on government and culture
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What caused scientific progress to move forward again towards the end of the Dark Ages?
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A Christian worldview
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