Renaissance Impact Mastery of Greek & Latin. Study ancients
(Ptolemy, Archimedes & Plato). Contradicted Aristotle-caused
questioning New technology & mathematics problems require
observation & accurate measurements telescope & microscope
printing press Mathematics
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new view of universe. The Ptolemaic System (Middle Ages)
geocentric -Earth center of universe.( church view) Spheres- God
controlled 10 th sphere prime mover. Outside 10 th sphere= heaven
Say what !!!!
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Nicolas Copernicus universe heliocentric (sun centered) Earth
Rotated on axis Johannes Kepler laws of planetary motion. planets
elliptical orbits (egg shaped) Galileo telescope Proved sun center
of universe & Planets not orbs of light-solid matter Angered
church.
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3 laws of motion control planets universal law of gravitation-
explains elliptical orbit around sun. world machine concept-
Natural law controlled the universe.
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Galen-Middle Ages physician Dissected animals Liver began blood
circulation (wrong) William Harvey & Andreas Vesalius Dissected
people Harvey - Heart- beginning of blood circulation Vesalius-
identified organs
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Robert Boyle Boyles law Gas volume varies with pressure Antoine
Lavoisier Founder of modern Chemistry invented naming chemical
elements
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Margaret Cavendish (philosopher) Disagreed humans master nature
through science Maria Winkelmann. astronomer-discovered a
comet
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Rene Descartes Father of Rationalism Reason = Knowledge
(ability to think & conclude) Wrote about doubt &
uncertainty believed what reason said was true I think. Therefore I
am. His existence
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Francis Bacon Learn about nature using inductive reasoning-
start with detailed facts & move towards general principles.
Scientific method- systematic procedure for collecting &
analyzing evidence.
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Sun-centered model of the universe Heliocentric He developed
laws of planetary motion Kepler His observations suggested that
planets had substance. Galileo
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Francis Bacon, who developed the scientific method, was also
what? Philosopher This included a systematic procedure, based on
collecting and analyzing evidence, and crucial to the evolution of
science. Scientific method
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Egg-shaped Elliptical Law of universal attraction Gravity
Proceeding from the particular to the general is called what?
Inductive reasoning
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Rene Descartes believed in one absolute truth, which was? His
own existence Rationalism is the belief that reason is the chief
source of what? knowledge
