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Rene Descartes
a celebrated mathematician and physicist. writer of the discourse in method. famous quote is i think therefore I am
Copernicus, Kepler, Brahe and Galileo.
these astronomers changed the view of space dramatically. the first view of space was that the earth was in the center of the universe and some of the other views had the sun in the center.
Copernicus
Copernicus' idea of space was partly correct. it had the sun in the center of the solar system, but the planets were in perfect circle orbits and they were also perfect round spheres. outside the planets there was a ring of stars and beyond that was heaven.
Kepler and Brahe
in this representation the planets rotate the sun in elliptical orbits instead of perfectly round ones.there is still a ring of stars and heaven is beyond that.
Galileo
this is the most realistic theory made at that time and is now fact. the planets are not perfectly round and the sun is not in the exact middle. the stars are various distances away from the solar system. There is no heaven
Heliocentric
a map of the solar system with the sun in the center
geocentric
a map of the solar system with the earth in the middle
Ptolemaic
the way astronomy was used. goes with geocentric
Copernicus
first astronomer to think of heliocentric
Kepler
discovered that the planets move in ellipses
Galileo
first person to change the view of astronomy
newton
French mathematician who wrote a book defining that the planets are held in their orbit by spirit.
universal law of gravitation
the equation newton used to say that the planets are held up by spirit or god.
Descartes
wrote the book discource on the method
Rationalism
the use of human reason as a source of scientific justification.
skepticism
a method of obtaining knowledge through systematic doubt and continual testing,
Inductive reasoning
is the process of reasoning in which the premises of an argument are believed to support the conclusion but do not ensure it.
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon was an English philosopher. He is also known as a supporter of the scientific revolution.
scientific method
a technique that helps to discover new knowledge
competetion
in a free market not controlled by government or guild producers are forced by competition to produce better goods and services to sell at a lower price to stay in business.
supply and demand
smith suggests that it is the producers desire to make a profit and the consumers desire to buy the product