The Scientific Revolution Review
Ptolemy
along with Aristotle, this man developed a model that showed the earth at the center of the universe - this became Catholic Church doctrine for over a thousand years
Galen
ancient Greek physician who's research on human anatomy went unchallenged for over a thousand years until Andreas Vesalius
heresy
belief opposite of the catholic church
heliocentric
belief that the sun is at the center of the universe
Andreas Vesalius
by illegally dissecting human bodies, he became the father of human anatomy (2 words)
recant
to give up one's views, especially ones considered heretical
Johannes Kepler
German astronomer who explained planets revolve around the sun and in ellipses (2 words)
scientific revolution
a new way of thinking about the physical world that led to modern science
hypothesis
a possible explanation made on the basis of limited evidence - part of the scientific method
Galileo Galilei
he defended Copernicus, discovered the four moons of Jupiter and was forced by the Catholic Church to recant his views (2 words)
Francis Bacon
he stressed the use of experiments and observation in seeking knowledge, helping to develop the scientific method
Robert Boyle
in addition to discovering oxygen, this scientist established chemistry as a pure science (2 words)
Rene Descartes
one of the fathers of modern philosophy who deducted one unshakable truth, "I think, therefore I am" (2 words)
Nicholas Copernicus
out of fear of the Catholic Church, this man didn't publish his observations about his heliocentric views until on his deathbed (2 words)
Isaac Newton
scientists who discovered the law of gravity (2 words)
scientific method
steps to find scientific truth through observation and experiments (2 words)
geocentric
the belief that the earth is at the center of the universe
gravity
the force that keeps the planets in orbit around the sun