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Enlightenment
Modern World History Fort Dorchester
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ptolemy | Created the theory of Geo-centrism which means that the Earth is the center of the Universe. |
| Copernicus | Created the theory of Heliocentric which means that the Sun is the center of the Universe. |
| Kepler | Created a model that shows planets travel in Elliptical patterns. |
| Galileo | Proved Copernicus and Kepler right and made discoveries of craters on the moon. |
| Newton | Law of Gravity and Motion |
| Cavendish | Man does not have any power over nature; therefore we cannot have a supreme authority on Earth. |
| Bacon | Developed the Scientific Method |
| Descartes | Believed in reason as the chief source of Knowledge. Father of modern Rationalism. I think therefore I am. |