Chapter 10

7. a german mathematician, took the next step in destroying the ptolemaic system.
11. thought that his heliocentric,conception of the universe offered a more accurate explanation than Ptolemaic system.
14. a period when philosophers believed that they could apply the scientific method and use reason to explain human nature logically
15. professor of mathematic,major work was mathematical principles of natural philosophy

1. an English philosopher with few scientific credentials.Believed that scientists should not rely on the ideas of ancient authorities.
2. Viewed the exercise of political power quite differently. Argued against the absolute rule of one person.
3. a system of thought expounded by Rene Descartes based on the belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge
4. earth-centered
5. argued that people had adopted laws and government in order to preserve their private property.
6. Someone who studies wisdom,love to study
8. a systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence that was crucial to the evolution of science in the modern world
9. a child prodigy, best works were the marriage of figaro,the magic flute,and don giovanni
10. first european to make regular observations of the heavens using a telescope.
12. Ended with a philosophy that dominated Western thought until the 20th century.
13. sun-centered