Scientific Revolution

2. He is an outspoken supporter of Copernicus's Heliocentric theory (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it)
4. Disproved many of Galen’s hypotheses (worked with apes and dogs in the 2nd century) Ex: the liver digested food and processed it into blood
7. Developed the heliocentric system (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it in circular orbits)
8. The scale associated with this thermometer is called the Fahrenheit scale; 32°F was the temperature for freezing water; 212°F was the boiling point
10. Knowledge should be gained by using mathematics and logic, rather than experimentation

1. German astronomer and mathematician; assistant to Brahe
3. His careful observations allowed Johannes Kepler to prove that Copernicus was essentially correct.
5. believed that a better understanding of the natural world will produce practical knowledge that could improve people’s lives
6. Most of what was known about the human body was based on Galen’s work with apes and dogs from the 2nd century
9. Developed the Law of Universal Gravitation; all physical objects are affected equally by the same forces, in space and on earth