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Scientific Revolution |
a new way of thinking that relied heavily on experiments |
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scientific method |
method of inquiry that included experiments and careful calculations |
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geocentric theory |
the theory that states that Earth is the center of the universe |
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heliocentric theory |
the theory that the Sun is the center of the earth |
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Nicolaus Copernicus |
A polish scientist who believed in the heliocentric theory and wrot a book called Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres |
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Galileo |
Itlatian astronomer who used a telescope to disprove the geocentric theory |
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Descartes |
I think therefore I am. French, believed that you should question everything instead of just accepting it |
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Bacon |
English-relied on proofs believed that only observation and repeated experiments could build theories |
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Newton |
laws of motion and gravity-book The Mathmatical Principles of Natural Philosophy |
