Scientific Revolution

4. A tool developed to measure changes in air pressure, often used for weather prediction.
6. The theory that the sun is at the center of the solar system.
8. The belief that knowledge is gained by using reason.
10. A belief that goes against official Church teachings.
12. The force Newton identified that keeps the moon in its orbit and pulls objects to Earth.
14. The Polish astronomer who concluded that the Earth and planets revolve around the sun.
15. An Italian astronomer who used a telescope to support the heliocentric theory and was later put under house arrest.

1. A device that uses a lens to magnify tiny objects like blood cells or insects.
2. The process of looking at specific facts and making a general rule based on those facts.
3. The theory that all knowledge is gained through experience and making observations using the senses.
5. The French philosopher who famously wrote, "I think, therefore I am."
7. The English philosopher who was an early supporter of the new science and inductive reasoning.
9. A method of using observation, experiments, and careful reasoning to gather information and test a hypothesis.
11. According to Newton, what force kept the planets revolving around the sun?
13. The German astronomer who used math to prove the Earth revolves around the sun and discovered laws of planetary motion.