Scientific Revolution Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. A device built to observe distant objects by making them appear closer.
  2. 7. To overthrow and replace a government, political or idea system.
  3. 9. First scientist/astronomer to propose that the earth was not at the center of the universe/solar system.
  4. 10. The theory that the sun is the center of the solar system.
Down
  1. 1. Scientist and astronomer who used the telescope to prove that the new heliocentric theory was correct. He also did a few experiments with gravity.
  2. 2. The theory that the earth is the center of the solar system.
  3. 3. A new way of thinking of the natural world and universe that placed more importance on logic and reason than superstition.
  4. 4. A greek astronomer who proposed the geocentric system of astronomy until Copernicus came along.
  5. 5. Someone who speaks out or against the church.
  6. 8. To retract a stament or opinion. In this case some people that believed in the Heliocentric Theory were told to recant their saying by the Church.