Scientific Revoltion

6. Demonstrated that during combustion the burning substance combine
7. The first to use a telescope to study the stars (1610)
8. Proved that lightning and electricity are identical
9. Rejected the traditional theory that all matter was composed of four elements
10. Developed the Law of Universal Gravitation; all physical objects are affected
12. Believed that scientists needed to reject old assumptions
13. Most of what was known about the human body was based on

1. Developed the heliocentric system (the Sun is at the center of the universe
2. Established observatories to chart the movements of the stars and planets
3. Developed precise thermometers filled with mercury to measure temperature
4. elieved that a better understanding of the natural world will produce practical knowledge
5. Used Brahe’s data to formulate laws to describe planetary motion.
11. Disproved many of Galen’s hypotheses (worked with apes and dogs in the 2nd century