chapter 13 - scientific revolution Flashcards

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The series of events that led to the birth of modern science

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Scientific revolution

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2
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explanations of observed fact based on logic

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theories

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3
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derived from the Latin word meaning “knowledge” or “understanding”

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Science

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means “reasoned”, or “well-thought-out”

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logical

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5
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Greek thinker and ancient astronomer, he made the best maps of his time

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ptolemy

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6
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people who looked at the world in a reasonable and logical way

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rationalists

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7
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jewish scholar, studied and wrote about Aristotle

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maimonides

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8
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an early form of chemistry

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alchemy

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9
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Christian scholar who tried to unite the work they are Aristotle with Christian ideas

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Thomas Aquinas

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10
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forerunner of chemistry

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alchemy

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11
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what is the universe is sun centered?

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heliocentric theory

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12
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A time of great advancements in art, writing, in education

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renaissance

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13
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first person to use a microscope as a scientific instrument

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antoni van leeuwehaek

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14
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force that attracts objects to each other

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gravity

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15
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proposed several theories that have been proven so many time that they are now called laws, including the law of gravity and the laws of motion

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sir isaac Newton

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16
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perhaps no astronomer during the scientific revolution influenced modern science more than

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Galileo Galilei

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danish astronomer that emphasized the importance of careful observations and jeeping detailed, accurate records so that other scientist can use what has previously been learned

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tycho brahe

18
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German astronomer proves that planets do not follow circular path but move and in oval path

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johannes kepler

19
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Scientific instrument that measures air pressure

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barometer

20
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wrote up book, called on the revolution of the celestial, which claimed that the earth actually circle the sun

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nicolaus cipernicus

21
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established science as the most effective method for learning about the natural world

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Scientific revolution

22
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English philosopher that noted how scientists using observations, facts, experiments, and theories, revealed the truth about how nature works

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francis bacon

23
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French philosopher that believe nothing should be excepted as true if it what is it proven to be true

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renè descartes

24
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A step-by-step process for performing experiments in other scientific research

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scientific method

25
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A solution that a scientist proposes to solve the problem

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hypothesis

26
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scientists thought they could use what to determine how to improve society

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reason

27
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what church was a powerful church in Europe during the time of the scientific revolution

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Roman Catholic Church

28
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The idea that the earth orbit the sun contracted the churchs teachings that the earth was the center of the

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universe

29
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published a book that supported the view that the planets orbit the sun

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Galileo

30
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the arm of the church devoted to punishing people question church authority

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inquistion