History - Chapter 19.1 Checkup - The New World of Science

1. When was the name "scientist" coined? 2. What were scientists called before that time?

1. 1840 2. Natural philosophers

1. Describe Copernicus's view of the universe. 2. How did it differ from the accepted view of his day?

1. Copernicus proposed the heliocentric view, which states that the planets, including the earth, revolve around the sun 2. In his day, the geocentric view (that everything revolved around the earth) was accepted.

1. Why were Aristotle's ideas about physics wrong? 2. Did his physics help man to subdue the earth?

1. He attributed characteristics to the physical universe that only god possesses 2. No, they did not

1. What did Thomas Aquinas do? 2. How did the Roman church support his work?

1. He combined Roman Catholic doctrine with Aristotle's teachings. 2. The Roman church gave Aquinas's teachings official approval and forbade anyone to disagree with it

1. What convinced Galileo that Copernicus and Kepler were right? 2. What laws did Galileo develop?

1. His observation of the stars through a telescope 2. The laws of uniform acceleration and the laws of the pendulum

1. Who contributed more to scientific progress than any other individual? 2. What famous law did he discover?

1. Sir Isaac Newton 2. The universal law of gravitation

How did nature worship keep ancient people from developing science?

Instead of recognizing the Creator of nature, they worshiped nature itself as a god, preventing them from discovering the general principles that have made science possible.

What is the language of science?

Mathematics is the language of science

How did Francis Bacon explain the connection between the Protestant Reformation and modern science?

he stated that at the time the Roman church was being challenged there would also be a renewal in all other knowledge, including science

What laws did Kepler discover?

The three laws of planetary motion