The Scientific Revolution

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Across
  1. 4. English scientist who discovered laws of motion and gravity
  2. 6. used mathematics to prove that Copernicus's basic idea was correct
  3. 8. made detailed drawings of the human anatomy
  4. 10. the second step to the scientific method is to form a _______.
  5. 12. this theory was formed in the Middle Ages and held that the earth was an immovable object located at the center of the universe
  6. 13. believed that the physical world was made up of smaller components that joined together
  7. 15. Polish astronomer who developed the heliocentric theory
  8. 16. helped develop the scientific method; his thinking was based on logic and mathematics.
Down
  1. 1. this theory was the idea that the earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
  2. 2. first used the process called vaccination to prevent smallpox
  3. 3. Italian scientist who invented the first working telescope; his discoveries put him into direct conflict with the Roman Catholic Church
  4. 5. Enlightenment belief that God created the universe and then allowed it to run on its own following natural laws
  5. 7. Gililei discovered that the moon was ______.
  6. 9. this scientific _______ was a new way of thinking about the natural world based on careful observation and the questioning of accepted beliefs
  7. 11. this method used logical procedure for gathering information and testing ideas
  8. 14. helped develop the scientific method; believed that scientists should base their thinking on what they can observe and test