Scientific Revolution

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Across
  1. 1. — Force that pulls objects toward one another.
  2. 5. — Statement describing a natural phenomenon.
  3. 7. Brahe — Danish astronomer who collected detailed sky observations.
  4. 9. Boyle — Founder of modern chemistry; studied gases.
  5. 12. — Knowledge gained through experience and observation.
  6. 14. Kepler — Scientist who discovered planetary orbits are elliptical.
  7. 16. — Study of the structure of the human body.
  8. 20. — Belief that Earth is the center of the universe.
  9. 22. — Belief that reason is the main source of knowledge.
  10. 23. Newton — Formulated laws of motion and universal gravitation.
  11. 24. Galilei — Used the telescope to support heliocentrism.
Down
  1. 2. — Study of stars, planets, and space.
  2. 3. — Theory that the sun is at the center of the universe.
  3. 4. — Information collected during research.
  4. 6. Vesalius — Scientist who improved knowledge of human anatomy.
  5. 7. — Instrument that magnifies distant objects.
  6. 8. — Careful watching used to gather scientific data.
  7. 10. Copernicus — Astronomer who proposed the heliocentric (sun‑centered) universe.
  8. 11. — A testable scientific explanation.
  9. 13. Descartes — Emphasized reason and mathematics in science.
  10. 15. — A test used to support or disprove a hypothesis.
  11. 17. — Well‑supported scientific explanation.
  12. 18. Bacon — Promoted experimentation and observation.
  13. 19. Harvey — Discovered how blood circulates through the body.
  14. 21. Method — Step‑by‑step process for testing ideas.