Module 22 Lessons 1-3: The Scientific Revolution Flashcards
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Scientific Revolution
the series of events that led to the birth of modern science
Science
a particular way of gaining knowledge about the world
Theories
the explanations scientists developed based on facts
Ptolemy
an ancient astronomer, studied skies, made the best maps of his time
Rationalists
people who look at the world in a rational way
Alchemy
forerunner of chemistry
Nicolaus Copernicus
a Polish astronomer who wrote a book which marked the beginning of the scientific revolution
Tycho Brahe
he spent his life observing stars, he charted the position of over 750 stars
Johannes Kepler
he discovered that the planets move in an oval orbit instead of a circular rotation
Galileo Galilei
the first person to study the sky with a telescope
Sir Isaac Newton
he created the law of gravity, he overviewed scientists work, he made the law of motion, one of the best scientists to ever live
Barometer
scientific instrument that measures air pressure
Francis Bacon
an English philosopher who had read the works of the great scientists from the scientific revolution
Rene Descartes
a French philosopher, he believed nothing should be accepted as true if it isn’t proven to be true
Scientific method
step-by-step method for performing experiments and other scientific research
Hypothesis
a solution that the scientists propose to solve the problem
