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| Scientific Revolution | New way of thinking about the natural world based on careful observation and a willingness to question |
| Nicolaus Copernicus | 1500's Astronomer who said the earth revolved around the sun |
| heliocentric theory | Theory that the sun is at the center of the universe. Developed by Copernicus |
| Johnnes Kepler | 1600's Mathematician who proved the accuracy of Copernicus's theory |
| Galileo Galilei | Scientist who was forced by the Catholic Church to take back scientific ideas that disagreed with the church's view |
| scientific method | Logical procedure for gathering evidence and testing ideas |
| Francis Bacon | Writer who helped advance the scientific method |
| René Descartes | Mathematician who helped promote the scientific method. "I think therefore I am" |
| Isaac Newton | 1600's Scientist who discovered laws of motion and gravity |
| hypothesis | an attempt to answer a question |
| Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems | Galileo's book published in 1632 which supported Copernicus's theory and took him to court in 1633. |
| Zacharias Janssen | 1590 - Invented first microscope |
| Evangelista Torricelli | 1643 - Invented first mercury barometer |
| Gabriel Fahrenheit | 1714 - Invented first thermometer |
| Anders Celsius | 1742 - Created another scale for thermometer w/ 0 as freezing |
| Edward Jenner | 1700's - Invented vaccine to prevent smallpox |
