Mrs. Cole term sheet Unit #5
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| Polish astronomer who first stated the heliocentric theory (1473-1543) | ||
| German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion (1571-1630) | ||
| Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642) | ||
| English mathematician and physicist; discovered gravity, laws of motion, calculus | ||
| Flemish surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy (1514-1564) | ||
| English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood (1578-1657) | ||
| educated scientist and astronomer; excluded from English Royal Society, regardless of her many accomplishments; wrote several books contrasting her knowledge with the knowledge of other scientists; "Observations Upon Experimental Philosophy" | ||
| important entomologist who learned from her father's workshop of illustration that aided in insect & plant studies; went to S.America in search of plants & insect life | ||
| German woman astronomer, self taught, she made original contributions to astronomy, including discovery of a comet and was later denied a position at the Berlin Academy because she did not have a degree and was a woman | ||
| French philosopher and mathematician, discovered analytical geometry. Saw Algebra and Geometry have a direct relationship. Reduced everything to spiritual or physical. | ||
| English statesman and philosopher | ||
| influential German idealist philosopher | ||
| Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system in which God is the universe | ||
| English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience | ||
| French political philosopher who advocated the separation of powers | ||
| godfather of the French Revolution; activist against religious intolerance; deist | ||
| French philosopher from 1713-84 who composed the first encyclopedia that included and spread many Enlightenment ideas | ||
| Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade | ||
| believed people in their natural state were basically good but that they were corrupted by the evils of society, especially the uneven distribution of property; natural law | ||
| promoted criminal justice; anti capital punishment | ||
| English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women |
