Ch16 - People Flashcards
Who was the Polish astronomer who proposed the heliocentric view of the universe, which suggested that the planets revolved around the sun?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Who was the German Lutheran astronomer who discovered the three laws of planetary motion?
Johannes Kepler
Who was the Italian philosopher and scientist who discovered the law of uniform acceleration and the laws of pendulum?
Galileo Galilei
Who was the English philosopher who discovered the universal law of gravitation and explained the three laws of motion?
Isaac Newton
Who is remembered as the “Father of Modern Science”?
Isaac Newton
Who was the “Father of Anatomy”?
Andreas Vesalius
Who published the first complete description of the human body in the 1540s?
Andreas Vesalius
Who published De Magneta, the first great English science book?
William Gilbert
What Scottish mathematician and Bible scholar who invented logarithms and decimal notation?
John Napier
What English philosopher formulated the modern scientific method?
Francis Bacon
Which English physician discovered the circulation of blood in the human body?
William Harvey
Which French mathematician invented an accurate scale for measuring lines and angles?
Pierre Vernier
Who was known as “Father of Modern Philosophy”?
Rene Descartes
Who developed analytical geometry?
Rene Descartes
Which French mathematician and philosopher invented a calculating device that was the predecessor to the modern calculator?
Blaise Pascal
Who invented the barometer and helped develop the science of hydrostatics?
Blaise Pascal
What English scientist and Christian formulated several laws of gases?
Robert Boyle
Who was called the “Father of Modern Chemistry”?
Robert Boyle
What English astronomer, mathematician, and experimental philosopher became the first to observe microscopic cells?
Robert Hooke
Which Dutch naturalist is known as the “Father of Microbiology”?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Who designed and built simple microscopes and observed protozoa and anatomical functions?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Who was one of the greatest astronomers of his day and correctly predicted the appearance of the comet which bears his name?
Edmund Halley
What Puritan clergyman and naturalist pioneered the science of taxonomy and originated the idea of species?
John Ray
Which botanist of the 1700s expanded Ray’s work and established the modern system of biological classification?
Carolus Linnaeus
Who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the temperature scale that bears his name?
Gabriel Fahrenheit
Who led in the formation of the Philosophical College?
John Wilkins
What met regularly in London to conduct experiments and discuss scientific theories?
The Philosophical College
What group of French Catholics believed in salvation by God’s grace and followed several Calvinist teachings?
Jansenists
Who was the first musician of modern times and was remembered for his beautiful melodies and expressive harmonies?
Josquin des Pres
Who was the most important composer before Bach and wrote a collection of madrigals?
Heinrich Schutz
Who was one of history’s greatest composers who wrote The Christmas Oratorio, St. Matthew Passion, The Well Tempered Clavier, and the Brandenburg Concertos?
Johann Sebastsian Bach
Who perfected the oratorio and wrote the “Hallelujah Chorus” in The Messiah.
George Frederic Handel
What is the best-known choral piece in the world
“The Hallelujah Chorus”
Who is the “Father of the English Hymn”?
Isaac Watts
Who wrote more than 600 hymns including “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross,” “Joy to the World,” “O God Our Help in Ages Past.”
Isaac Watts
Who wrote about 100 symphonies including the Surprise Symphony, The Creation, and The Seasons?
Franz Joseph Haydn
What child prodigy composed over 600 works including The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What deaf composer wrote concertos, sonatas and symphonies such as Moonlight Sonota, the Fifth Symphony, and the Ninth Symphony?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What 16th-century artist began art in the Modern Age and developed the art of woodcutting.
Albrecht Durer
Who was one of the greatest portrait painters of all times?
Hans Holbein the Younger
Who was one of the greatest of the Dutch masters and one of the greatest painters of all times?
Rembrandt van Rijn
