1694824762 | Heliocentric | the view that the sun is at the center of the solar system | 0 | |
1694824763 | Geocentric | the view that earth is at the center of the universe | 1 | |
1694824764 | Galileo | 16th - 17th century Italian scientist who invented the telescope and proved Copernicus's theory of a heliocentric solar system | 2 | |
1694824765 | Copernicus | 15th - 16th century Polish scientist who was the first to write down a theory of a heliocentric solar system | 3 | |
1694824766 | Isaac Newton | 16th - 17th century English scientist who wrote the first theory of gravity and invented calculus | 4 | |
1694824767 | Theory of Gravity | any two bodies in the universe attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. | 5 | |
1694824768 | Rousseau | 18th century Genevan philosopher who believed in a "social contract" where government would be freely formed by the people and guided by the "general will" of society—a direct democracy. | 6 | |
1694824769 | Absolute Monarchy | concept that one ruler make all decisions for a nation | 7 | |
1694824770 | Thomas Hobbes | 17th century English philosopher who believed that a government must consist of a "social contract" between an absolute ruler and its people to keep people from killing each other. | 8 | |
1694824771 | Francis Bacon | 17th century writer, statesman and scientist who believed that by better understanding the world, scientists would generate practical knowledge that would improve people's lives. Created Scientific Method with Rene´ Descartes. | 9 | |
1694824772 | Scientific Method | process of observation, hypothesis, experimentation and conclusion. | 10 | |
1694824773 | Rene Descartes | 17th century French philosopher who relied on mathematics and logic and believed that everything should be doubted until proved by reason. | 11 | |
1694824774 | Experiment | experiment is an orderly procedure carried out with the goal of verifying, refuting, or establishing the validity of a hypothesis. | 12 | |
1694824775 | Voltaire | 18th century essayist, satirist and dramatist who advocated for freedom of expression, religion and the separation of church and state. | 13 | |
1694824776 | Satire | the use of irony, sarcasm, or wit to attack folly, vice, or stupidity. | 14 | |
1694824777 | Drama | a mode of fiction presented in a performance | 15 | |
1694824778 | Montesquieu | 18th French philosopher who advocated for a government with separation of powers, believing that Britain was the best example. | 16 | |
1694824779 | John Locke | 17th century English philosopher who believed all humans processed "natural rights" of life, liberty, health and property. | 17 |
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