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Scientific Revolution Terms

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GeocentricAristelian world-view
CopernicusPolish astronomer with heliocentric theory
GalileoItalian scientist - formulated law of Inertia
NewtonEnglish scientist formulated the laws of gravity
BaconEnglish politician formulated empirical method
BaconDanish astronomer (1561-1601)
DescartesWrote Discourse on Methods
The Royal Society of LondonCenter for scientific activity
The Royal Society of LondonEstablished by Charles II to help science
HarveyBlood circulates through the human body
On the Revolution of the Heavenly SpheresCopernicus wrote?
. KeplerBrahe's assistant formulated 3 laws of motion
Dialogue on the Two Chief Systems of the WorldGalileo wrote?
PrincipiaNewton wrote?
DualismDescartes idea that the world consists of two fundamental entities
. Inductive methodProceed from the particular to the general; from the concrete to the abstract
Deductive methodStart at the general and then get specific
Discourse on MethodDescartes wrote?
I think therefore I amCogito ergo sum
PtolemySecond century Greek scientist
AlmagestPtolemy wrote