Chapter 22 Flashcards
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Scientific Revolution
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A new way of thinking about the natural world
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Polish cleric and astronomer
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Heliocentric Theory
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Theory that the Sun was the center of the universe and that the stars, Earth and other planets revolved around the Sun
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Johannes Kepler
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A brilliant mathematician
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Galileo Galilei
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A 17 year old Italian student
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Scientific method
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A logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas
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Francis Bacon
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An english politician and writer who had a passionate interest in science
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Rene Descartes
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Took a keen interest in science, developed analytics geometry which linked algebra and geometry
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Isaac Newton
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A great english scientist
