Scientific Revolution Flashcards
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- It was a period of great advancements in science that changed the way people looked at the world around them. It took place in Europe during the 1500s and 1600s.
- It was the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology (including human anatomy), and chemistry.
- It began in Europe toward the end of the Renaissance period, and continued through the late 18th century, influencing the intellectual social movement known as the Enlightenment.
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Scientific Revolution
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- He formulated a heliocentric view of the universe.
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- Nicolaus Copernicus
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- He was the first to use the terms electric attraction, electric force, and magnetic pole.
- He is often referred to as the father of electrical studies
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- William GIlbert
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- He is considered the father of empiricism (the idea that all learning comes from only experience and observations) for his work and advocacy of scientific method and methodical scientific inquiry in investigating scientific phenomena.
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- Francis Bacon
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- He created one of the first modern telescopes and revolutionized our understanding of the world, supporting the work of Copernicus.
- He was the first scientist and thinker to state natural laws could be displayed through mathematics.
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- Galileo Galilei
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- He is best known for his laws of planetary motion.
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- Johannes Kepler
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- He is best known for his laws of planetary motion.
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- Johannes Kepler
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- He is best known for ‘Boyle’s Law’ which states the inverse relationship between pressure and volume of gas at a constant temperature
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- Robert Boyle
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- He developed mathematical formulas to describe the laws of physics. This included a mathematical basis for the laws of motion and his wave theory of light.
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- Christiaan Huygens
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- He is considered the father of microbiology for his work in discovering single-celled organisms and also observing muscle fibers, blood flow and bacteria. He developed the microscope which helped his own discoveries.
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- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
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- He was an early proponent of the idea of evolution.
- He worked on the idea of gravity and how gravity may influence the motion of planets.
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- Robert Hooke
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- He laid the foundations for classical mechanics, explaining the law of gravity and the Laws of Motion
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- Sir Isaac Newton
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- He developed mechanical calculators and worked on theories of differential and integral calculus.
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- Wilhelm von Leibniz
