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Ch16 - People Flashcards

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Who was the Polish astronomer who proposed the heliocentric view of the universe, which suggested that the planets revolved around the sun?

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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Who was the German Lutheran astronomer who discovered the three laws of planetary motion?

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Johannes Kepler

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Who was the Italian philosopher and scientist who discovered the law of uniform acceleration and the laws of pendulum?

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Galileo Galilei

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Who was the English philosopher who discovered the universal law of gravitation and explained the three laws of motion?

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Isaac Newton

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Who is remembered as the “Father of Modern Science”?

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Isaac Newton

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Who was the “Father of Anatomy”?

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Andreas Vesalius

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Who published the first complete description of the human body in the 1540s?

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Andreas Vesalius

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Who published De Magneta, the first great English science book?

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William Gilbert

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What Scottish mathematician and Bible scholar who invented logarithms and decimal notation?

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John Napier

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What English philosopher formulated the modern scientific method?

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Francis Bacon

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Which English physician discovered the circulation of blood in the human body?

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William Harvey

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Which French mathematician invented an accurate scale for measuring lines and angles?

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Pierre Vernier

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Who was known as “Father of Modern Philosophy”?

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Rene Descartes

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Who developed analytical geometry?

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Rene Descartes

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Which French mathematician and philosopher invented a calculating device that was the predecessor to the modern calculator?

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Blaise Pascal

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Who invented the barometer and helped develop the science of hydrostatics?

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Blaise Pascal

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What English scientist and Christian formulated several laws of gases?

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Robert Boyle

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Who was called the “Father of Modern Chemistry”?

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Robert Boyle

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What English astronomer, mathematician, and experimental philosopher became the first to observe microscopic cells?

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Robert Hooke

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Which Dutch naturalist is known as the “Father of Microbiology”?

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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Who designed and built simple microscopes and observed protozoa and anatomical functions?

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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Who was one of the greatest astronomers of his day and correctly predicted the appearance of the comet which bears his name?

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Edmund Halley

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What Puritan clergyman and naturalist pioneered the science of taxonomy and originated the idea of species?

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John Ray

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Which botanist of the 1700s expanded Ray’s work and established the modern system of biological classification?

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Carolus Linnaeus

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Who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the temperature scale that bears his name?

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Gabriel Fahrenheit

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Who led in the formation of the Philosophical College?

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John Wilkins

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What met regularly in London to conduct experiments and discuss scientific theories?

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The Philosophical College

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What group of French Catholics believed in salvation by God’s grace and followed several Calvinist teachings?

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Jansenists

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Who was the first musician of modern times and was remembered for his beautiful melodies and expressive harmonies?

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Josquin des Pres

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Who was the most important composer before Bach and wrote a collection of madrigals?

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Heinrich Schutz

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Who was one of history’s greatest composers who wrote The Christmas Oratorio, St. Matthew Passion, The Well Tempered Clavier, and the Brandenburg Concertos?

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Johann Sebastsian Bach

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Who perfected the oratorio and wrote the “Hallelujah Chorus” in The Messiah.

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George Frederic Handel

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What is the best-known choral piece in the world

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“The Hallelujah Chorus”

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Who is the “Father of the English Hymn”?

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Isaac Watts

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Who wrote more than 600 hymns including “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross,” “Joy to the World,” “O God Our Help in Ages Past.”

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Isaac Watts

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Who wrote about 100 symphonies including the Surprise Symphony, The Creation, and The Seasons?

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Franz Joseph Haydn

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What child prodigy composed over 600 works including The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What deaf composer wrote concertos, sonatas and symphonies such as Moonlight Sonota, the Fifth Symphony, and the Ninth Symphony?

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Ludwig van Beethoven

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What 16th-century artist began art in the Modern Age and developed the art of woodcutting.

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Albrecht Durer

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Who was one of the greatest portrait painters of all times?

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Hans Holbein the Younger

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Who was one of the greatest of the Dutch masters and one of the greatest painters of all times?

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Rembrandt van Rijn

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