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Scientific revolution 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scientific Revolution | Series of events that led to the birth of science |
| Theories | Explanations scientists develop to explain observed facts |
| Ptolemy | Greek thinker. Wrote about astronomy, geography and logic |
| Nicolaus Copernicus | Wrote book. On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres |
| Johannes Kepler | Tried to map orbits of planets |
| Galileo Galilei | Italian scientists. First person to study the sky with a telescope |
| Sir Isaac Newton | Author of Principia Mathematica. English Scientist |
| Scientific method | Step by step process for performing expirements and other scientific research |