Across
- 1. The ancient Aristotelian/Ptolemaic belief that the Earth is stationary at the center of the universe, with all other celestial bodies revolving around
- 6. A systematic, step-by-step procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence
Down
- 2. The theory, formalized by Francis Bacon, that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience, emphasizing experimentation and observation over speculation
- 3. The belief that reason and logical thought are the primary paths to understanding the world
- 4. Used by Galileo to discover craters on the moon, moons around Jupiter, and phases of Venus
- 5. The astronomical model proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus that places the sun, rather than the Earth, at the center of the solar system