Group 5 Flashcards
1
Q
who emphasized human reasoning as the best rode to understanding
A
Rene Descartes
2
Q
model in which the earth and plants revolve around the sun at the center of the universe
A
Heliocentric model
3
Q
method used to confirm findings and to prove or disprove a hypothesis
A
scientific method
4
Q
emphasized direct human dissection over animal dissection
A
Andreas Vesalius
5
Q
credited with discovering element of hydrogen
A
Henry Cavendish
6
Q
first woman to win Nobel prize in physics and chemistry
A
Marie Curie
7
Q
acknowledged as the first programmer
A
Ada Lovelace
8
Q
develoepd the ties between physics and astronomy through his law of universal gravitation
A
Isaac Newton
9
Q
challenged the Aristotelian model
A
Tycho Brahe
10
Q
father of modern observational astronomy
A
Galileo Galilei
