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- 1. Rejected the traditional theory that all matter was composed of four elements (earth, fire, water, air) in The Sceptical Chymist
- 4. American public official, scientist, inventor, and writer
- 7. Considered the father of modern anatomy
- 8. Wrote The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy or Principia
- 10. His last name is Bacon
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- 2. Believed that scientists needed to reject old assumptions
- 3. Used Brahe’s data to formulate laws to describe planetary motion.
- 5. 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)
- 6. Developed the Tychonic System – planets revolved around the Sun, while the Sun revolved around the Earth
- 9. 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
