M2S1 Part 1 Flashcards
the period where paradigm shifts occurred and where scientific beliefs that have been widely embraced and accepted by the people were challenged and opposed
copernician revolution 16th century
“Earth is the center of the universe”
Ptolemy
polish mathematician and astronomer who created the ‘heliocentric model’
Nicolaus Copernicus
the revolution of celestial spheres - 1543 repositioned the earth and that earth rotates in its won axis
commentariolus
the earth is the center
geocentric model
the sun is the center
heliocentric model
cassiopeia
tycho barahe
planets move in elliptical orbits and the sun at the center
johannes kepler
developed his own telescope and observed venus
galileo galilei
law of gravitation
isaac newton
the branch of science concerned with using extremely long and complicated formulas to describe how a ball rolls
physics
was a british naturalist and biologist kown for his theory of evolution and his understanding of the process of “natural selection”
charles darwin
when and where was charles darwin born
feb 12, 1809 shrewsbury england
a theory of biological evolution that states all species of organisms arise and develop though the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual’s ability to compete, survive, and reproduce
darwinism
a phrase that originated from darwinian evolutionary theory as a way of describing the mechanism of natural selection
survival of the fittest