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Astronomy (names)
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Galileo, Kepler, Copernicus, and Maria Winkelman.
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Copernicus.
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Believed the heliocentric theory offered a more accurate expl. than the ptolemaic system.
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Galileo.
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first person to study heavens with a telescope, he saw the mountains on Earths moon and jupiters 4 moons
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Maria Winkelmann
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most famous female German astronomer, she discovered a comet
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Physics (names)
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Newton
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Newton
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He explained 3 laws of physics and the law of gravity.
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Chemistry (names)
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first scientist to conduct a controlled experiment.
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Scientific method & Realism (names)
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Bacon and Descartes
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Bacon
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He believed scientist should'nt believe in ancient theories.
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Descartes
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He wrote about the doubt that had seemed to be everywhere.
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Medicine (names)
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Andreas Vesalius, William Harvey, Leeuwenhoek
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Andreas Vesalius
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studied human organs and the basic human body structure.
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William Harvey
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Proved the heart was the first step of circulation.
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Leeuwenhoek
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use microscope to discover and study bacteria.
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