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Copernicus
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Polish astronomer who refuted the theory of a geocentric universe in favor of a heliocentric one.
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Galileo
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Italian scientist who exclusively utilized a telescope to refute the Ptolemaic system. He publicized his findings and arguments for the Copernican system in his "Dialogues on the Two Chief Systems of the World."
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Newton
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Discovered the nature of gravity. Replaced Ptolemaic System with the Newtonian system, explaining how the solar system worked.
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Scientific Method /empiricism
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A method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested
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Rene Descartes
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Developer of scientific method, stated that all assumptions had to be proven on the basis of known facts
-"Cogito ergo sum": I think therefore I am |
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Francis Bacon
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-empirical method: stressed the acquisition of knowledge through experience
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Baroque Art
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-Dramatic dark/light contrasts
-Dramatic and emotional -Age of scientific Rev. and age of absolutism |
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Enclosure Movements
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-18th century movement of wealthy British landowners to improve agricultural growth by forcing the poor off of the land and "enclosed" as private property
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Steam Engine
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Machine that used the energy released by burning fuel into motion, largely influencing economic and national growth throughout Britain and Europe
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Ghetto
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Communities where a specific, designated group of people lived; usually in the least desirable parts of a city.
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