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scientific theory
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Term | Definition |
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Johann Gutenberg | Creater of the printing press with movable type he printed the first book ever to be printed "The bible" |
Scientific method | A systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence. |
Francis Bacon | An English philosopher with few scientific credentials that came up with the Scientific Method |
Observe | First step of the scientific method |
Form a hypothesis | Second step of the scientific method |
Perform experiments | Third step of the scientific method |
Draw conclusions | fourth step of the scientific method |
Publish results | Possible conclusion in the scientific method |
Revise the hypothesis | Possible conclusion in the scientific method |
Heliocentric | A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun |
Nicholas Copernicus | Polish astronomer who challenged geocentric model of the universe, |
Johannes Kepler | German astronomer who confirmed laws of planetary motion = elliptical orbits rather than circular (Kepler's First Law) |
Galileo Galilei | Italian astronomer who confirmed Kepler's ideas and concluded planets were made of matter rather than orbs of light, and his observation through a modified telescope. |
Issac Newton | British scientist who defined the laws of motion in the Universe (Gravity) |
Rene Decartes | 17th century French philosopher; believed mind and matter were completly seperate; |