Scientific Revolution Flashcards
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Developed mathematic theory that claimed earth revolved around the sun
And earth rotates on its axis daily
2
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Galileo
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Published his Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems
Shows how the rotations of the Earth in its axis produced rotation of heavens
Church put him on trial for heresy and forces his to renounce his beliefs
Created The Index
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Sir Isaac Newton
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Invented calculus to help prove theories of Galileo and Copernicus
Developed law of gravity
4
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Deism
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Believing in god but not the superstitions