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Ptolemy developed the geocentric theory of the universe
geocentric earth-centered world
Ptolemaic system the theory that the universe is just a series of spheres and the earth is at the center of it all.
Nicholas Copernicus wrote revolutions of the heavenly spheres and developed the heliocentric theory
heliocentric sun-centered
Galileo Galili taught mathematics and published "the starry messenger". spread the ideas of Copernicus
Kepler discovered that the orbit of planets was elliptical
Isaac Newton attended Cambrige university and developed the theory of gravity
universal law of gravitation the belief that gravity is what causes the planets to orbit
Robert Boyle one of the first scientists to conduct a controlled experiment
Margaret Cavendish A woman scientist who was of noble birth and wrote "Observations upon Experimental philosophy"
Maria Wincklemann a famous female astronomer from germany
Rene Descartes wrote about aboudt an uncertainty
rationalism a system of thought based on teh belief that reason is the chief source of knowlege
scientific method a way to analyze data
Francis Bacon an English scientist with few credidentials who agreed with inductive reasoning
inductive reasoning the belief that observations should be carefully organized into experiments

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