Scientific Method
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machomichelle on January 12, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Where do some of the (science/technology) roots of the Sci. Rev. come from? | China, Ancient Egypt, Islam, Medieval Europe |
| Why were the findings during the Scientific Revolution considered to be so radical? | Based off of experimentation and math, not the knowledge from outside sources. Also did not match with the teachings of the Bible. |
| What was the Scientific Method? | A step by step process of discovery |
| What is heliocentric? Geocentric? | universe with the sun in center; universe with earth in center |
| Who was the first person to propose of a heliocentric universe? What book did he write? | Nicolaus Copernicus (a polish monk), "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres" |
| Who provided evidence of a heliocentric universe? | Tycho Brahe |
| Who was Johannes Kepler? | Found evidence that planets orbit in an ellipse, Brahe's assistant |
| What were Galileo's achievements? | Perfected the first telescope, saw that Jupiter's moons revolved around Jupiter like planets revolved around the sun |
| Who forced Galileo to recant? How did he fight back? | Inquisition; he argued for a non-literal interpretation of the Bible |
| What were Francis Bacon's beliefs? | Science should be put to use to make life better for people/develop practical technologies, experiment and observation. Considered as father of Scientific Method |
| Who was a French philosopher who believed that math and human reasoning were reliable paths to truth? (What is his famous quote?) | René Descartes, "I think, therefore I am" |
| What is the significance of the Scientific Revolution? | universe is now comprehensible, individual intellect as source of wisdom, science + religion = arguments |
| What movement did the Scientific Revolution lay the foundation for? | Enlightenment (Age of Reason) |
| What was Sir Isaac Newton most well known for? | Discoveries in gravity |
| Who wrote the first accurate book of anatomy? | Andreas Vesalius |
| Who was a chemist who distinguished individual elements and chemical compunds? | Robert Boyle |
| Who was Ambroise Paré? | created a new effective ointment to prevent infection, invented stitches |
| Who described the circulation of blood for the first time? | William Harvey |
| Who was Anton van Leeuwenhoek? | perfect microscope and saw cells/organisms for the first time |
| What was the Aristotelian/Ptolemaic model of the universe? | 10 separate and transparent crystal spheres, heaven lays beyond 10th sphere, angels keep spheres moving |
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