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284828749Ptolmeaic Sysytem...0
284828750GeocentricWhose idea:Aristotile When?: fourth century B.C. Problem:The unvierse Solutution: Everything revolved around the Earth Long-Term Signifigance: Philosophers expanded his theory throughout the years.1
284828751Tycho Brahe...2
284828752HeliocentricWhose?: Nicholas Copernicus When?early 1500s Problem:Aristotles theory about how everything moves around the earth was wrong. Solution Copernicus had a theory that everything revolved around the sun Signifigance: Many scientist based thier own theories of this.3
284828753Rationalism...4
284828754Scientific Method...5
284828755Scientific RevolutionWhen?: Mid-1500s Where?:Europe, during the renaissance Authors/Participants: Aristotle, Tycho Brahe, Galileo, Francis Bacon, Newton, Copernicus, Descartes, Kepler, Janssen,ect. Why?:A new way of thinking about the natural world Accomplishments: How the earth and the universe moves. Laws of motion, and gravity. Consequences: Many philosophers and scientist/mathmeticians were threatened by the church, put in jail, and/or were not allowed to publish their book so they publised it on their deathbed.6
284828756GalileoName: Galileo Galilei Possition: Italian Scientist When: 1609 Where: Italy Accomplishments: observed space/sun/planets/and stars Impact:Discovered dark spots on the sun, jupitor has 4 moons, mountains on the moon and saturns rings7
284828757Francis BaconName: Francis Bacon Possition:Eniglish statesman and writer/scientist When:1600s Where:England Accomplishments:Wrote about anciet thinkers and experimental method Impact:Expieremental Method8
284828758Isaac NewtonName: Isaac Newton Possition:Scientist When?:1600's Where?:England Accomplishments: Law of Gravity Impact: Discovered how gravity worked and made laws9
284828759Hypothesis...10
284828760Nicholas CopernicusName: Nicholas Copernicus Possition:Polish Cleric and astronomer When?:Early 1500s Where?:Poland Accomplishments: Heliocentric theory, recieved his book on his deathbed11
284828761Rene DescartesName: Rene Descartes Possition:Mathmetician When?:1600s Where?:England Accomplishments: Developed geometry, algebra, and analytical geometry.12
284828762Johannes KeplerName: Possition: When?: Where?: Accomplishments:13
284828763Zacharias JanssenName: Possition: When?: Where?: Accomplishments:14
284828764Anton Van LeeuwenhoekName: Possition: When?: Where?: Accomplishments:15
284828765Evangelista TorricelliName: Possition: When?: Where?: Accomplishments:16
284828766Gabriel FahrenheitName: Possition: When?: Where?: Accomplishments:17
284828767Anders CelsiusName: Possition: When?: Where?: Accomplishments:18
284828768Andreas VesaliusName: Possition: When?: Where?: Accomplishments:19
284828769Edward jennerName: Possition: When?: Where?: Accomplishments:20
284828770Robert BoyleName: Possition: When?: Where?: Accomplishments:21

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