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Scientists Flashcards

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Leo Di Vinci

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studied bird wings, growth of plants
accurate paintings because of anatomy

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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Found flaws in Ptolemy’s system
Found that the sun was the center oof the universe (planets orbited around)

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Leo Fuchs

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The age of Herbals (botany)
Natural life (illustrations of many plants, first vocab terms)

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Andreas Vesalius

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-“The Fabric”
-Anatomy, doctor
-Studied disease

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Conrad Gesner

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-zoologist
-“history of animals”
-clasified animals (20 million species)

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William Gilbert

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-Father of experimental science
-Founder of magnetic and Electrical science
-“de Magnete”

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Tycho Brache

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-astronomer
- tycho star = supernova
-path of a comet

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Francis Bacon

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“biggest loser”
-Father of scientific method
-visonary

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Galileo Galilei

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-motion and mechanic
-Law of acceleration
-“improved” telescope
-“messenger of the Stars”

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Johannes Kepler

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-Astronomer, math
-Laws of planetary motion
-“new astronomy”
-planets travel on an “egg” shaped orbit

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William Harvey

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-Heart is a pump, not a heater
-how blood travels through veins

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Rene Decartes

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-philopher
-“I think therefore I am”
-Application of algebra

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Robert Boyle

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-Father of chemistry
-founder of royal society of London
-“Boyle law”

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John Ray

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Botny
-Natural theology
-classifying by features (roots, seeds)

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Marcello Malpighi

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-physician, biologist
-father of microscope anatomy
-studied animal organ and tissue

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Christiaan Huygens

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  • true shape of Saturn rings
    -theory of light
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Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

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first to observe bacteria (how and why we get sick)
observation of muscles/ bugs mouths

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Robert Hooke

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physician
-law of elasticity
-all matters expand when it gets heated

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Nehemiah Grew

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physician, astronomy
reproductive organs of plants

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Issac Newton

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-law of gravity
-calculus (calculate slope of curve)
president of royal society of London

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Edmund Halle

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astronomer
Halleys comet
comets path/rotation/orination

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