Philosophers Flashcards
Danish astronomer, supported Copernicus theory. Astronomical observatory, planetary universe
Tycho Brache
Model of universe put sun in the center (heliocentric)
Nicolas Copernicus
Famous thinker, planets move in an ellipse
Johannes Kepler
Telescope inventor, earth moved around sun
Galileo Galilei
Famous Greek philosopher, mathematics one of the greatest achievements. Taught man should look beyond simple appearances and look at nature’s truth.
Plato (Reimagined)
Stressed experimentation, investigation and observation. Knight, Scientific method.
Francis Bacon
French Philosopher – rational thinking, consciousness. I think therefore I am.
Rene Descartes
Flemish physician, studied autopsies. Father of human anatomy.
Andreas Vesalius
French surgeon, ointment. Surgical procedures improved, artificial limbs, improved medical field.
Ambroise Pare
English scholar. Circulatory system, heart pumped blood throughout veins and arteries.
William Harvey
Dutch tradesman and scientist. Father of microbiology, first human to see cells and.
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Boyle’s Law – chemicals as basic building blocks, all matter composed of tiny particles, theory of gases,pressure, temperature.
Robert Boyle
Theory of gravity, laws of motion. Calculus.
Issac Newton
