Sciencific Revolution People

Question 1

Aristotle

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Geocentric theory; Earth-centered view of the universe

Question 2

Ptolemy

Answer 2

Expanded geocentric theory

Question 3

Nicolaus Copernicus

Answer 3

Heliocentric theory; sun is center of universe

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Johannes Kepler

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Mathematically demonstrated that the plants orbited around the sun

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Galileo Galilei

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Proved Copernicus idea; law of pendulum and telescope

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Rene Descartes/Francis Bacon

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Scientific method

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Isaac Newton

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Law of gravity; every object in universe attracts every other object

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Zacharias Janssen

Answer 8

Eyeglass maker; microscope

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

Answer 9

First to see blood red cells

Question 10

Evangelista Torricelli

Answer 10

Mercury barometer - weather predictor/atmosphere pressure

Question 11

Anders Celsius

Answer 11

Scale for thermometer

Question 12

Gabriel Fahrenheit

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Scale for thermometer

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Andreas Vesalius

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Dissected corpuses/cadavers

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Edward Jenner

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Vaccine for small pox

Question 15

Robert Boyle

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Explained how volume, temperature, and pressure affected each other

Question 16

Scientific method steps:

Answer 16

1. Make an observation
2. Formulate a hypothesis
3. Formulate a question
4. Experiment
5. Conclusion