Vocab for class at Niceville HS. The list is chapter 18.
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| 443305014 | Aristotelian World View | Motionless earh was fixed at the center of the universe, God was beyond. | |
| 443305015 | Francis Bacon | (1561-1626) English politician, writer. Formalized the empirical method. "Novum Organum". Inductive reasoning. | |
| 443305016 | Tycho Brahe | (1546-1601) Established himself as Europe's foremost astronomer of his day; detailed observations of new star of 1572. | |
| 443305017 | Robert Boyle | (1627-1691) Physicist, nothing can be known beyond all doubt. | |
| 443305018 | Andrew Celsius | Invented measurement of temperature - Celsius. | |
| 443305019 | Nicolaus Copernicus | (1473-1543) Plish clergyman. Sun was the center of the universe; the planets went around it. "On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres." Destroyed Aristotle's view of the universe - heliocentric theory. | |
| 443305020 | Heliocentric Theory | Sun is the center of the universe. Copernican. | |
| 443305021 | Geocentric Theory | Earth is the center of the universe. Aristotelian. | |
| 443305022 | Descartes | (1596-1650) French philosopher, discovered analytical geometry. Saw Algebra and Geometry have a direct relationship. Reduced everything to spiritual or physical. | |
| 443305023 | Deductive Reasoning | Descartes, doubt everything and use reasoning based on facts. Combined with empiricism to create scientific method. | |
| 443305024 | Inductive Reasoning | Baconian empiricism. Based on speculations on other situations. | |
| 443305025 | Discourse on Methods | Descartes (1677) espoused deductive reasoning. | |
| 443305026 | Empiricism | Bacon's theory of inductive reasoning. | |
| 443305027 | Gabriel Fahrenheit | Developed measurement of temperature with freezing at 32 degrees. | |
| 443305028 | Galileo Galilei | Created modern experimental method. Formulated the law of inertia. Tried for heresy and forced to recant. Saw Jupiter's moons. Wrote "Dialogue on the Two Chief Systems of the World". | |
| 443305029 | Gresham College | Located in England. Leading place for the advancement of science. First time scientists had an honored roll in society; center of scientific activity. | |
| 443305030 | William Harvey | Englishman who announced blood circulates throughout the body. | |
| 443305031 | Carl Linnaeus | System Nature - developed methods to classify and name plants and animals. | |
| 443305032 | Natural Law | Universal law that could be understood by applying reason; letting people govern themselves. | |
| 443305033 | Isaac Newton | English scientist. 3 Laws of Motion. Mathematics Principal of Natural PHilosophy (1687). | |
| 443305034 | Ptolemy's System | Last great ancient astronomer; there was a place for God. Complicated rules used to expalin minor irregulatiries in the movement of the planets. | |
| 443305035 | The Royal Society of London | Established by Charles II in 1662; purpose to help the sciences. | |
| 443305036 | Discourses on the Origins of Inequalities | Rousseau, discussed the innocence of man and his corruption by society. | |
| 443305037 | Voltaire | French, perhaps greatest Enlightenment thinker. Deist. Mixed glorification and reason with an appeal for better individuals and institutions. Wrote "Candide". Believed enlightened despot best form of government. | |
| 443305038 | Deism | God built the Universe and let it run. Clockmaker theory. | |
| 443305039 | Enlightened despot | Enlightened ruler. Catherine the Breat, Frederick the Great. | |
| 443305040 | Humanitarianism | Promoting human welfare and social reform. | |
| 443305041 | Second Treatise of Governments | Written by Locke, government created to protect life, liberty, and property. | |
| 443305042 | Essay Concerning Human Understanding | Written by Locke, tabula rasa theory. | |
| 443305043 | Rococo | Art style that focuses on pastels, ornate interiors, and sentimental portaits. | |
| 443305044 | The Spirit of Laws | Montesquieu, about separation of powers. | |
| 443305045 | The Social Contract | Rousseau, suggestions in reforming the political system and modeled after the Greek polis. | |
| 443305046 | Candide | Voltaire, satirizing society and organized religion in Europe. | |
| 443305047 | Montesquieu | French philosopher. Wrote "The Spirit of Laws". Said "Power checks power". Separation of powers. Form of government varies according to climate. |
