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was the period of enlightenment when the developments in the fields of mathematics physics astronomy biology and chemistry transform the view of society about nature

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SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

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Was the golden age for people committed to scholarly life in sciences but it was also a deeply trying moment to some scientific individuals that led to their painful death or condemnation from the religious institutions who tried to preserve their faith religion and theological views

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SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

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His ideas where an example of what is presently called as a ‘thought experiment’

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NICOLAUS COPERNICUS

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Change our concept of the world’s creation and its solution

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CHARLES DARWIN

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Origin of species

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DARWINIAN REVOLUTION
(CHARLES DARWIN)

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Copernican heliocentrism

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COPERNICAN REVOLUTION
(NICOLAUS COPERNICUS)

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Resembled the greek ancient philosophers or thinkers - he did not do anything extensive such as observing heavenly bodies or inviting people to test his ideas

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NICOLAUS COPERNICUS

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He developed his interest in natural history during his time as a student at Shrewsbury School

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CHARLES DARWIN

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Nicolaus copernicus was a polish astronomer known as the

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FATHER OF MODERN ASTRONOMY

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NICOLAUS COPERNICUS
The earth and other planets revolve around the sun

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HELIOCENTRIC THEORY OF THE UNIVERSE

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Ptolemy place the earth at the center

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GEOCENTRIC MODEL

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Nicolaus copernicus lifespan

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1473-1543

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Charles darwin lifespan

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1809-1882

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was a british naturalist and biologists known for his theory of evolution and his understanding of the process of natural selection

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CHARLES DARWIN

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CHARLES DARWIN
Collected a variety of natural specimens including birds plants and fossils,
In 1859 he published his landmark book

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ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES

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CHARLES DARWIN
In 1831, he embarked on a five-year voyage around the world on the

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HMS BEAGLE

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CHARLES DARWIN
Hands-on research and experimentation, he had the unique opportunity to closely observe principles of

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BOTANY
GEOLOGY
ZOOLOGY

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CHARLES DARWIN
The __________ and _______ were of particular interest to Darwin, as was _______

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PACIFIC ISLANDS GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO
SOUTH AMERICA

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Evolution declared that species survive through a process called “natural selection”, where those that successfully adapted or able to meet the changing requirements of their natural habitat thrive and reproduce, while those is species that failed to evolve and reproduce died off.

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THEORY OF EVOLUTION

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On november 24 1859 he published a detailed explanation of history and his best known work

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ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION

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The religious view that all of nature was born of God

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CREATIONISM

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TRUE OR FALSE
Was nicolaus copernicus a philosopher

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FALSE

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TRUE OR FALSE
Charles darwin is very famous in the field of science

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TRUE

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Developed and popularized the copernican theory

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GALILEO AND JOHANNES KEPLER