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| The throry that Earth is the center of the universe. |
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| Who proposed the geocentric theory and who supported it? |
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| Aristotle proposed it and Ptolemy expanded upon it. The church also taught it. |
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| A transformation in European thought that called for scientific observation, experimentation, and the questioning of traditional opinions. |
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1. Identify a problem.
2. Form a hypothesis.
3. Perform experiments.
4.Record results.
5. Form a conclusion.
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| England. Wrote that the only way to gain scientific knowledge is through experimentation. He influenced modern scientific method. |
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| France. Believed everything should be doubted until it could be proven by reason. Relied on math and logic. Influenced modern scientific method. "I think, therefore I am." |
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| Poland. Discovered heliocentric theory. Led scientists to continue on his idea. |
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| Theory that the earth revolves around the sun. |
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| What did the church think about Copernicus's work? |
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| They opposed his work. It contradicted the teachings of the church. |
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| What was Copernicus's most famous book called? |
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| On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres. |
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| Denmark. Wrote a book on the suernova. His book impressed the king of Denmark, who then gave him money to build two observatories. He believed that the sun revolved around the earth but the other planets revolved around the sun. |
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| German. Proved that the planets orbited the sun in an ellipse. |
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Italian. Built the first telescope.Wrote the Dialogue concerning Two Chief World Systems. Placed under house arrest.
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England. Explained law of gravity and its effects.Developed calculus.
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Flemish. Bodies of executed criminials were available to him for dissection. Worked on anatomy.
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| England. Explained how the blood and circulatory system functioned. |
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| Dutch. Invented microscope. Decribed apperance of bacteria, red blood cells, yeast, and other microorganisms. |
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| First to define an element. Boyle's law described how temperature, volume, and pressure affect gases. |
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| Who invented the first periodic table? |
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| Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier. |
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