Physics History Flashcards
When did the concept of Gravity start?
The thought process started with the ancient greeks, 2500 years ago
Pythagoras:
His clan was mystics. They were people who were trying to tap into the mind of god. For them, everything had to be mathematically described
Plato
Student of socretes, teacher of aristotle
What did aristotle believe in (what kind of universe) and what time period did he live in?
He believed in a geocentric universe, and lived from 384 BCE-322BCE
Ptolemy (Who was he, what did he develop, what time period?)
He was a Greek astronomer
Developed a geocentric, mathematical model of the universe
83-170 CE
After the Roman Empire, where did scholarship shift?
The Roman Empire lasted from approx. 150 CE-400 CE
Who was the next great emporer after the Romans
Constantine, and he enouraged scholarship in Byzantine
What did the Crusades do? And what approx. time were they from?
- They brought back greek philosophy from the ME to Europe
- 1000 CE-1500CE
Thomas Aquinas who was he?
1225-1274
He was a christian philospher who built greek ideas into Christian doctorine
Renaissance (time period, what was it)
It is French for rebirth. It is loosly appied word refering to 1300-1600 which was a revival of classical greek ideas
Copernicus
Around 1500. He developed the first heloocentric model of the universe. His book was published, after he died and didnt cause much controversy
Tycho Brane
1546-1601
- Was a geocentric Danish Nobleman who had the best astronomical data
Kepler
Worked for Tycho. Found that the planets move in elliptical orbits and was a heliocentrist
(1571-1630)
Galileo
1600s
Considered the father of modern physics. Was a devout Roman Catholic but opposed the Church on some issues
Sir Issac Newton
1700s
Said planets orbits were elliptical, and invented calculus
