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- 4. German astronomer who explained planets revolve around the sun in ellipses (2 words)
- 6. Galilei he defended Copernicus, discovered four moons of Jupiter, and was forced by the Catholic Church to recant his views. (2 words)
- 7. he stressed the use of experiments and observation in seeking knowledge, helping to develop the scientific method (2 words).
- 9. a possible explanation made based an observation of limited evidence. Part of the scientific method.
- 11. along with Aristotle, this man developed a model that showed the earth at the center of the universe - this became Catholic doctrine for over a thousand years.
- 13. by illegally dissecting human bodies, he became the father of human anatomy (2 Words)
- 14. Steps to find scientific truth through observation and experiments. (2 words)
- 15. belief that the earth is at the center of the universe.
- 17. scientist who discovered the law of gravity (2 words)
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- 1. Out of fear of the Catholic Church, this man did not publish his observations about his view that the planets orbited the Sun (not the Earth) until he was about to die. (2 words)
- 2. one of the fathers of modern philosophy who deducted one unshakable truth, “I think, therefore I am” (2 Words)
- 3. to give up one's views, especially ones considered to be against the church
- 5. "Fathern" of Chemistry, he discovered oxygen and proved that there was more to substances than the four basic Greek elements (Earth, Fire, Air, Water)
- 8. the force that keeps the planets in orbit around the sun.
- 9. beliefs that go against the teachings of the Catholic Church
- 10. belief that the sun is at the center of the universe.
- 12. a new way of thinking about the physical world that led to modern science (2 Words)
- 16. ancient Greek Scientist whose research on human anatomy went unchallenged for a thousand years until Andreas Vesalius