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FS Sci. Rev.
Study Material for the Time Period
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is philosophy? | It is a person's view of things: questions are asked to understand certain things. |
| Who was Galileo? | An Italian who better developed the microscope. Also, accused of heresy, he rescinded his prior scientific statements--but never changed his own belief. |
| What is Sir Francis Bacon known for? | Development of the "Scientific Method" and based it on how to correctly perform an experiment. |
| What is the "Age of Reason"? | The ideas that were floating around during the Scientific Revolution. Everyone was asking questions, especially "Why?" Also, people were, in general, wanting reasons for things happening. |
| How were all these new and, now, proven ideas organized so that they were accessible at the reach of a hand? | Sets of encyclopedias |
| Who was Isaac Newton? | He was a scientist who developed the theory of gravity and developed the field of mathematics known as calculus. |
| What was the central question for most all scientists during the Scientific Revolution? | "WHY?" |
| What were the two most important instruments to help scientists look "outward" and "inward" to discover new worlds? | Telescope and Microscope |
| What Renaissance invention helped to spread these new ideas, theories, and writings of the Sci. Rev.? | Guttenburg's Printing Press |
| What three things did people rely on for the evidence of new theories (hypotheses) to be proven true? | Generalization, Observation, and Experimentation |
| Who was it that studied astronomy (comets and Supernovas) through the use of an observatory? | Tycho Brahe |
| What is the term for a statement that is made against a known law (either religious, scientific, or political) when no one else has ever been taught any differently (hint: many scientists were accused of this during the Scientific Revolution)? | heresy |
| When did the Scientific Revolution begin? | mid-16th century |
| What defines a "free thinker"? | People who are willing to THINK about things freely--without any preconceived ideas, AND are willing to accept change if it is proven true. |
| What does revolution mean? | a rapid change |
| Conrad Gesner is known for what? | Classifying around 6000 species. He is also known as the "Father of Modern Zoology" |
| This man who was ancient Greek said, "the earth is the center of the universe, but all other planets (stars) revolve around it in a straight line." | Ptolemy |
| This amateur scientist studied plants, human anatomy, art, and other sciences. He was also not a part of the actual period of the Sci. Rev. | Leonardo da Vinci |
| What is Nicolaus Copernicus so well-known for? | He said the sun is the center of the universe and all planets, including Earth, revolved around it. |
| Why did Nicolaus Copernicus wait until right before his death to publish his final book? | He didn't want to be accused of heresy by the Catholic Church. |
| Many of the scientists, studied in class, were the first geniuses who began challenging the laws of nature--as they had learned it. What might these men be known as in modern science? | Pioneers |
| Where and How was the last book that was written by Galileo published? | It was smuggled out of Italy and published in the Netherlands (Holland). |
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