Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment

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  1. 6. Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus
  2. 7. Assistant to Brahe; used Brahe's data to prove that the earth moved in an elliptical, not circular, orbit; Wrote 3 laws of planetary motion based on mechanical relationships and accurately predicted movements of planets in a sun-centered universe
  3. 8. A Polish astronomer who proved that the Ptolemaic system was inaccurate, he proposed the theory that the sun, not the earth, was the center of the solar system.
  4. 12. Flemish scientist who pioneered the study of anatomy and provided detailed overviews of the human body and its systems.
  5. 16. Improved one of the first microscopes. He saw the first living microorganisms/
  6. 18. Based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe
  7. 19. Wrote the first encyclopedia
  8. 20. English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women
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  1. 1. Philosopher who believed that people are born selfish and need a strong central authority
  2. 2. Influenced by Copernicus; Built observatory and collected data on the locations of stars and planets
  3. 3. Italian math professor who discovered the laws of motion. He made his own telescope and observed 4 moons of Jupiter. He was tried for heresy but recanted his teachings
  4. 4. English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood
  5. 5. Philosopher who believed that people were good but get corrupted by civilization. He stressed the good of community over the individual
  6. 9. Philosopher who believed government should have separation of powers
  7. 10. A series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions.
  8. 11. A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
  9. 13. English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.
  10. 14. Philosopher who believed that punishment should fit the crime, in speedy and public trials, and that capital punishment should be done away with completely
  11. 15. Philosopher who believed in religious tolerance the separation of church and state
  12. 17. Defined the laws of motion and gravity. Tried to explain motion of the universe.