The Scientific Revolution Flashcards
Who is called the father of modern mathematics?
Rene Descartes.
What system did Rene Descartes invent?
The x-y grid, or the Cartesian Coordinate system.
What is the Cartesian Coordinate system used for?
Plotting alocation on a grid.
What did William Harvey discover?
That the heart pumps the blood and circulates it through the body.
What did Anton van Leeuwenhuek discover?
Microscopic life.
What is an animalcule?
Tiny lifeforms discovered by Anton van Leeuwenhuek.
What is Galileo famous for?
Showing that the earth revolves around the sun, not the sun around the earth.
What did Copernicus claim?
That the earth revolved around the sun.
The Scientific Revolution began during what historical period?
The Renaissance.
What famous genius shocked people by studying cadavers to learn about how the body was put together?
Leonardo Da Vinci.
True or False: Isaac Newton discovered animalcules.
False.
True or False: Isaac Newton was a famous scientist.
True.
What was one of Ben Franklin’s experiments that he was famous for?
His kite experiment.
