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Scientific Revolution
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9th Grade
12/02/2009

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Scientific Revolution
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A new way of thinking outside of the church.
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Geocentric Theory
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Belief that the Earth was the center of the universe (Aristotle & Ptolemy)
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Heliocentric Theory
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Theory that the sun was the center of the universe (Copernicus)
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Tycho Brahe
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Used math to create data about planets orbiting the sun
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Johannes Kepler
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Proved Copernicus's heliocentric theory to be correct & that planets revolved in an elliptical orbit.
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Galileo
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Created the law of Pendulum, and discovered that all objects fall at the same speed. Created the telescope and supported Copernicus
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Scientific Method
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(Francis Bacon, Descartes) 5 steps
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Francis Bacon
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Experimental method called Empiricism
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Descartes
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Developed analytical Geometry (Between alg. and geom.)Doubt till proven "I think therefore i am"
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Sir Isaac Newton
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Created Law of motion, law of gravity, and law of inertia.
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Zach Janssen
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Invented the microscope
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Leeuwenhoek
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Father of microbiology
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Galen
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Used pigs to understand human anatomy, ended up being incorrect
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Vesalius
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Proved Galen Incorrect, Father of anatomy
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Harvey
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Studied the heart and the circulation of blood throughout the body
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Jenner
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Invented the smallpox vaccine, using cowpox
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Boyle
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Proved the world consisted of more then 4 elements
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Denis Diderot
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Created the 1st Encyclopedia
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Baroque
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Created the grand ornate style music
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Bach & Handel
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Created dramatic organ & choral music
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Neoclassical
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New Classical music
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Franz Joseph Haydn
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Created Sonatas and symphonies
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Child composer at 5 years old, wrote his first opera at age 12 (The marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, The magic flute)
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Ludwig Van Beethoven
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Wrote piano music, moved music from classical age to the age of Romanticism
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Henry Fielding
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Wrote Tom Jones
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Daniel Defoe
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Wrote Robinson Crusoe
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