Across
- 1. the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces
- 3. a fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions
- 8. Polish astronomer who promulgated the now accepted theory that the earth and the other planets move around the sun
- 9. evidence or argument establishing or helping to establish a fact or the truth of a statement
- 10. having or representing the earth as the center, as in former astronomical systems
- 11. an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified
- 12. having or representing the sun as the center, as in the accepted astronomical model of the solar system
- 13. controlled by a single authority or managed in one place
- 15. a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses
- 17. make sure or demonstrate that (something) is true, accurate, or justified
- 18. Greek astronomer and mathematician who based his astronomy on the belief that all heavenly bodies revolved around Earth
- 20. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution
- 21. existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established
- 23. a closed, symmetric curve shaped like an oval
- 24. the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets
- 25. Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars
Down
- 2. an ecclesiastical tribunal established by Pope Gregory IX c. 1232 for the suppression of heresy
- 4. the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products
- 5. where most scientific ideas came from before the Scientific Revolution
- 6. German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion
- 7. drastic change in scientific thought that took place during the 16th and 17th centuries
- 11. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry
- 14. the belief in and worship of a superhuman power or powers, especially a God or gods
- 16. controlled by several local offices or authorities rather than one single one
- 19. the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and the testing of theories against the evidence obtained
- 22. notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant