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Scientific Revolution
15th-17th Century Scientist in Western World
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History
10th Grade
02/18/2009

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Ptolemy
Definition

-3rd Century BCE

-Came up with the idea of geocentricity (I know it's not within the specified time span but it's very important in the long run)

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Copernicus
Definition

-1473-1543

-Came up with the idea of heliocentricity

-Published "On The Revolution of the Heavenly Sphere" in 1543

-Makes astronomy a science

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Tycho Brahe
Definition

-1546-1601

-Combined heliocentric and geocentric models -Contributed to astronomical data

-Resulting model of universe was created with perfect math but the model was still incorrect

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Johannes Kepler
Definition

-1571-1630

-Searched for flaws in Brahe's model

-Develops theory of ellipses

-Publishes "The New Astronomy" in 1609

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Galileo
Definition

-1564-1642 -Proved Kepler's theory with his telescope -Wanted church to work with science

-Believed numbers explained the functions of the universe

-Put under house arrest for his work that conflicted with the church

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Issac Newton
Definition

-1642-1727

-Came up with ideas of:

1) Inertia 2) Laws of Gravity

-Moves scientific method along

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Frances Bacon
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-1561-1626

-Comes up with Empirical Method

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Rene Descartes
Definition

-1596-1650

Deductive reasoning (Don't trust your senses)

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