Across
- 3. 1561-1626, an English philosopher and scientist. Famous for developing the scientific method
- 5. a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer
- 6. the idea that people should use reason, or logical thought to understand the world
- 7. a belief that earth rotates daily on an axis and planets revolve in orbits around the sun
- 8. careful, step-by-step process used to confirm findings and to prove or disprove a hypothesis
- 10. Italian astronomer and mathematician who first used the telescope to study stars
Down
- 1. an unproved theory accepted for the purposes of explaining certain facts or to provide a basis for further investigation
- 2. a period, beginning in A.D. 1500's during which European scholars began to question classical scientific ideas and Christian belief
- 4. a physicist and mathematician, key figure in the Scientific Revolution
- 9. based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe
- 10. force that pulls objects in Earth's sphere to the center of Earth