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13 Cards in this Set
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REVOLUTION |
Sweeping change |
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GEOCENTRIC THEORY |
Theory that says that the earth is the object at the center of the universe |
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PTOLEMY |
Egyptian-born astronomer who taught that the earth was the center of the universe |
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NICOLAUS COPERNICUS |
Polish mathematician and astronomer who argued that the sun, not the earth, was object that was at the center of the universe |
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HELIOCENTRIC THEROY |
Theory that says the sun is the object at the center of the universe |
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JOHANNES KEPLER |
German mathematician who agreed with the heliocentric theory and argued that the planets moved in elliptical orbits |
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GALILEO |
Italian born astronomer, inventor, and supporter of the heliocentric theory who used his updated telescope to view 4 moons of Jupiter, spots on the sun, and and mountains and craters on the moon |
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FRANCIS BACON |
English philosopher and scientist who argued for the use of the scientific method to prove facts |
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SCIENTIFIC METHOD |
The belief that in order to understand some aspect of the universe, you must observe, hypothesize, and test you hypothesize |
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RENE DESCARTES |
French philosopher and mathematician who argued for the use of logic and mathematics to prove facts and is considered to be the founder of modern rationalism |
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RATIONALISM |
School of thought that says that all knowledge is based on reason |
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ISSAC NEWTON |
English philosopher and mathematician that explain the laws of gravity and motion and developed calculus |
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REASON |
The use of scientific or logical thinking |
