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SR/Enlightenment

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What is the geocentric theory? The theory that the sun and the planets in our solar system orbit around the earth
What is the heliocentric theory? The theory that the earth and the other planets in our solar system orbit around the sun
Who first proposed the heliocentric theory? Nicolaus Copernicus
When did the Renaissance take place?
Where did the Renaissance begin?
What does Renaissance mean?
What style of thinking inspired the Renaissance? Greek rationalism
What was Greek rationalism's key characteristic?
What style of philosophy gained popularity during the Renaissance?
What did Humanists believe in?
Who controlled the spread of knowledge prior to the Renaissance?
When did the Scientific Revolution begin?
Physicist and mathematician whose work fundamentally changed the world of science. Recorded the three fundamental laws of motion. Isaac Newton
Drew a model of the universe. His observations of the planets movements inspired the work of Kepler. Tycho Brahe
Refined the design of the telescope which he used to study the heavens. Supported Copernicus's idea that the planets revolved around the sun. Galileo
Realized that the orbit of planets are elliptical not circular. This led him to the discovery of his three laws of planetary motion. Johannes Kepler
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