Scientific Revolution

2. A philosophical approach that emphasizes reason as the primary source of knowledge, contrasting with empiricism, and holding that certain truths can be known through intellectual deduction.
3. A fundamental change in the way people think about natural phenomena and the pursuit of knowledge, characterized by the questioning of traditional beliefs and the adoption of new scientific ideas.
4. A physical phenomenon associated with the attraction of certain materials to magnets, studied during the Scientific Revolution and significant for understanding the properties of materials and forces.
9. The laws of motion and universal gravitation formulated by Sir Isaac Newton, which explained many physical phenomena and laid the foundation for classical mechanics.
10. A theory of knowledge that asserts that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience and evidence gathered from the natural world.

1. The astronomical model which posits that the Sun is at the center of the universe, with planets, including Earth, orbiting around it. This idea contrasts with geocentrism.
5. Pertaining to alchemy, an ancient practice that aimed at transforming base metals into gold and discovering a universal elixir; it laid the groundwork for modern chemistry.
6. The study of the nature of the universe, its origins, and its processes, which later evolved into the modern disciplines of science.
7. An Italian astronomer and physicist known as the father of modern observational astronomy for his advancements in the study of celestial bodies and support for heliocentrism.
8. Method A systematic approach to inquiry that involves observation, experimentation, and the formulation of hypotheses and theories, emphasizing repeatability and verification.