History of Science Flashcards
geocentric model, heliocentric model
observed that earth was stationary and that everything else revolved around it, a model that observed earth and other planets revolved around the sun
what is our galaxy group called
the local group
most galaxies are organized into ___ or _
galaxy groups or clusters
nebula
a big cloud of dust and gas in space
the earliest science can be traced back to ____ and _____
ancient Egypt, mesopotamia
domestication of maize
9000 years ago; Southwest Mexico
developed a numbering system and calendar and geometry
ancient egypt
Egyptian medical papyri
ancient medical procedures written by the Egyptians
Mesopotamia early science
chemical properties, animal physiology
what was Mesopotamia especially good at when it came to science (hint: there are many tablets today that show what they discovered)
astronomy
Aryabhatiya
introduced sine
Horner’s Method; developed by Joseph-Louis Lagrange
an algorithm for polynomial evaluation
Pythagoras’ Theorem
A theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse of a triangle given the side lengths of the triangle
Pascal’s Triangle
when and who did word: scientist?
1830s, William Whewell
