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Ptolemy
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 Ancient Greek philosopher who theorized an earth-centered solar system |
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Copernicus
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 Polish astronomer/mathematician who challenged Ptolemy's model with his heliocentric (sun-centered) model of the solar system |
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Tycho Brahe
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 Danish astronomer who took years of observations that supported Copernicus |
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Johannes Kepler
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 Mathematician who used Brahe's data to support Copernicus's theory as well as identifing that the orbits are elliptical (oval shaped) |
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Galileo
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 Italian astonomer who looked through his improved telescope and added more proof to the Copernicus' heliocentric model (threatened with Inquisition) |
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Francis Bacon
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 Philosopher who believed that proof (truth) was found at the END of the investigation (of observation and experimentation) |
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Rene Descartes
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 Philosopher who believed that proof (truth) is found at the END of the investigation (deductive reasoning) |
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Isaac Newton
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 "stood on the shoulders of giants": used work from Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler,... to "discover" the laws of gravity, motion, and mechanics |
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Robert Boyle
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 "FAther of modern chemistry": identified many elements and compounds, used temperature and air pressure to experiment with gases |
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Andreas Vesalius
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 Wrote the book on human anatomy |
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Ambrose Pare
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 Pioneer in sterilization, treatment of infections, use of stitches |
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William Harvey
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 Wrote the book on the circulatory system (how the heart pumps blood throughout the body) |
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Anthony van Leeuwenhoek
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 Discovered cells through a microscope |
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Scientific Method
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 Process to find truth 1) Question 2)Research 3)Hypothesis 4)Experiment 5)Analyze data 6)Conclusion 7) Repeat |
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Heliocentric
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Sun centered universe (Ptolemy)
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