Enlightenment scientists Flashcards
What did Galileo use to prove what theory?
used the TELESCOPE to prove Copernicus´ HELIOCENTRIC theory.
Johannes Kepler was a ________ scientist from _______
Danish, Denmark
William Harvey did what for the medical field?
he paved the way for effective medicine.
- discovered that if you put pressure on a wound it will stop bleeding.
William Harvey was a _________ scientist from ______.
English (doctor) , England
What did Johannes Kepler discover?
Planets follow an OVAL shaped path
planetary motion and mathematically proved Copernicus’ heliocentric theory.
what did Issac Newton prove?
gravity keeps the planets in their orbits around the sun.
What did Kepler prove?
planets follow elliptical (oval-shaped) paths.
William Harvey discovered that…..
blood circulates around the body
Galileo Galilei was a (an) _________ scientist from ________.
Italian, Italy
Sir Isaac Newton was a (an) _________ scientist from ______.
English, England
What did the Catholic church do to Galileo for publishing his research?
The Catholic convicted him and put him in house arrest.
what was Nicolaus Copernicus´ theory?
heliocentric theory
- the earth and other planets rotate around the sun
Nicolaus Copernicus was a ______ scientist from ________.
Polish, Poland
Nicolaus Copernicus had what impact on people?
he changed the way people used physics and astronomy to understand the universe
