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scientific method |
a process of steps to draw to a conclusion |
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rationalism |
belief in reason and logic as the primary source of knowledge |
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geocentric |
having earth at the center |
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heliocentric |
having the sun at the center |
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copernicus |
polish astronomer who created the heliocentric theory |
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kepler |
german scientist who used the information by copernicus to continue research |
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galileo |
used teloscope and discovered new things that supported copernicus&&kepler's ideas |
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newton |
he explained WHY the sun was in the middle |
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bacon |
outlined amethod of scientific investigation that depened on close observation |
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descartes |
saw the physical universe as obeying universal mathematical laws; just like bacon |
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