Chapter 13 Section 5 Flashcards

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Outer sphere for the stars/ interior sphere for man

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2 sphere universe

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Direct observation to see results, make predictions and form theories or laws on how things worked.
Step beyond just accepting- now investigating.
People began to ask why

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Empiriesism

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2 sphere universe was perfected by a man named…..

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Ptolemy

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Ptolemy wrote about 2 sphere universe in his book called

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Almegast

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Earth at center of the universe with stars, moon and planets circling it

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Geocentric universe

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Sun stands at center of the universe

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Heliocentric

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What people see with there eye. Lack of complex math and telescopes

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Naked eye astronomy

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Moving motion opposite of another moving motion

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Retrograde motion

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Ptolemy made this model to show speed of moon sun and planets. They move in perfect circles because god made them was his reasoning

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Epicycle

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Made heliocentric model that sun was center which is correct. Asked to make a calendar and said no because they had the system wrong.

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Copernicus

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No special observer
Earth is not unique just another planet
Challenge is to accept ideas in society or science was called his..

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Copernician principle

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Danish astronomer provided support Copernicus’s theory. Observed the sky about movement of heavenly bodies

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Tyche Brahe

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Brahes assistant an astronomer and mathematician used data to calculate orbit of of planets. It supported the heliocentric view.

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Kepler

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Planets didn’t move in perfect circles but ovals called

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Ellipse

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Assembled telescope and observed Jupiter had 4 moons. The church condemned him from going against god and was put on trial and forced to say the wrong thing or else he would be killed

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Galileo

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Copernicus wrote this book which is neither modern not ancient. Switched locations of earth and sun in the book

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De Revolutionibus

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Debate between Copernicus and Ptolemy and Church accuses him of teaching Copernicism.

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Dialogue on 2 great systems of the world

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Stressed experimentation and observation to determine how truth is determine. Had to get physical proof

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Bacon

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Emphasized human reasoning to understand. Proof is mental. If he doubted then he knew he was real.

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Descartes

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Step by step process of discovery to collect and measure data

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Scientific method

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To explain data used reasoning to get an educated guess or possible explanation.

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Hypothesis

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Chemist who refined chemistry and explained all matter as being composed of tiny particles

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Robert Boyle

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Theory to explain why planets moved as they did. Gravity and motion theories. Invented calculus

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Isaac Newton

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Force keeps planets in their orbit is

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Gravity

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Branch of mathematics developed by Newton

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Calculus