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Scientific Revolut.
Lesson 33
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rationalism | a belief in reason and logic as the primary paths to knowledge |
| Geocentric Theory | a theory that Earth is the center of the solar system or the universe. |
| Heliocentric Theory | a theory that places the sun at the center of the solar system with the planets, including Earth, revolving around it. |
| orbit | a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one |
| Copernican Theory | the theory that the sun is the center of the solar system, with the planets (including the earth) orbiting around it. |
| mass | a measure of the amount of matter in an object |
| projectile | a body projected or impelled forward |
| hypothesis | an idea or assumption to be tested in an experiment |
| data | facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. |
| microscope | an instrument used to make very small objects visible |
| barometer | measures changes in the pressure of the atmosphere |
| thermometer | measures temperature |