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Which scientist developed the heliocentric theory? | Nicolaus Copernicus |
What is the heliocentric theory? | The sun is the center of the universe and the planets orbit around it. |
Who was Johannes Kepler? | a scientist who used math to calculate the orbits of the planets around the sun which supported Copernicus’ heliocentric theory |
Who developed the law of gravity? | Isaac Newton |
Who built and used a telescope to study the sun, moon and planets? | Galileo Galilei |
Who used dissections to discover that blood circulates through the body? | William Harvey |
During the Scientific Revolution, on what was this new approach to science based? | reason, observation and experiment |
What is the scientific method? | a method of studying the natural world using reason, observation and/or experiment which is still used today |
What was the result of the Scientific Revolution? | expansion of scientific knowledge and breakthroughs in medicine |