Across
- 3. Proved the heliocentric model was correct as well as that objects fall at universal rates
- 5. first proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system
- 6. the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
- 8. Invented the Cartesian Coordinate plane, famously stated that one should doubt anything that could not be proven, and established rules for deductive reasoning
- 10. Discovered the scientific laws that form the foundation for modern physics
- 11. The shape that the orbits of celestial bodies make
- 13. A body of knowledge supported by evidence collected systematically using obervation and experimentation
- 15. Device used to measure atmospheric pressure
- 16. belief that observable evidence is the primary path to knowledge; inductive reasoning
- 17. medieval practice that utilized experimentation and had the goal of turning one substance into another
- 18. Invented the first version of the scientific method and rules for inductive reasoning
Down
- 1. Proved using mathematics that celestial bodies have elliptical orbits
- 2. Device used to measure temperature
- 4. Device used to make small objects appear larger
- 7. belief in reason and logic as the primary paths to knowledge; deductive reasoning
- 9. theory that places the sun at the center of the solar system with the planets, including Earth revolving around it
- 12. Resistance of a mass to changes in its velocity; described by Newton's 1st Law of Motion
- 14. theory that Earth is the center of the solar system or the universe