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| An endeavor dedicated to the accumulation and classification of observable facts in order to formulate general laws about the natural world |
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| Egyptian physician; renowned for his knowledge of medicine |
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| A chemical that kills germs that infect wounds; often found in moldy bread |
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| A flower which seeds were used to relieve the patient's pain |
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| Pain-relieving drug that is still used today; found in Poppy seeds |
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| Another pain-relieving drug; found in Poppy seeds |
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| An ancient form of paper, made from a plant of the same name |
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| Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes |
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| Three scientists; believed to be humanity's first real scientists |
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| Scientist; interested in the study of evolution; inspired Charles Darwin and other evolutionists |
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| Scientists; believed everything was constructed of air |
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| Scientist; studied the heavens and tried to deevelop a unifying theme that would explain the movement of the planets and stars |
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| Source of energy; super small |
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| Greek scientist; proposed all matter was composed of little units called "atoms" |
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| Student of Leucippus; worked on the idea of "atoms" |
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| The state or quality of being dense |
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| Greek scientist; called the Father of all Sciences |
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| The idea that living organisms can be spontaneously formed from non-living creatures |
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| Greek scientist; worked on mathematics and then onto science |
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| Studied the heavens; attempted to have a complete description of the planets and stars |
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