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300's BC
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The universe is rational and understandable
Set of rules that can be observed
Objects on Earth act different than in space |
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1500's
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The Earth is not the center of the universe
The Sun is
Earth is one of several planets orbiting the sun |
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1571-1630
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Orbits of planets can be described mathematically
Three laws that govern the motion of planets |
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1564-1642
Italy
Father of Modern Science
experimentation of nature
discovered laws of accelerated motion, moons of Jupiter, phases of venus, mountains of moon, sun spots
Proved Earth was not the center of all motion |
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Made the three laws of motion clear
Laws that apply to earth and heavens
universal gravitation |
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| centimeter-gram-second system |
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| anything about an object or a system that is measurable |
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| a subject or range of activity or interest |
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| the amount of space that a substance or object occupies |
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| degree of consistency measured by the quantity of mass per unit volume. |
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| the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object |
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| the rate at which something occurs or is repeated over aparticular period of time |
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| the continuous physical force exerted on or against an object bysomething in contact with it |
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an agreed upon unit of a dimension
inch, foot, meter, second, cubic meter, kilogram |
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a dimension not composed of other dimensions
mass, length, time |
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a dimension composed of two or more fundamental dimensions
speed, density, acceleration |
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| All measurements made with any instrument are limited by the limited number of divisions on that instrument. The significant digits in a measurement are those that a person is certain about(those that correspond to divisions on the measuring instrument) plus one estimated digit(estimated to the nearest tenth of the instruments smallest division.) |
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