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scientific rev. voc

QuestionAnswer
Empiricism The practice of relying on observation and experiment
Hermeticism Taught that divinity is embodied in all aspects of nature included works on alchemy and magic as well as theology and philosophy
Rationlism reliance on reason as the best guide for belief and action
Scientific Method method of seeking knowledge through inductive principles uses experiments and observations to develop generalizations
Scientific Revolution Transition from the medieval worldview to a largely secular, rational and materialistic perspective began in the 17th century
Geocentric places Earth at the center of the universe
Heliocentric relating to a reference system based at the center of the sun
Querelles des Femmes arguments about women
Medieval scientists functioning of the body
Inquisition judicial of the Roman Catholic church whose aim was to combat heresy
law of gravitation all physical objects were affected equally by the same forces
physiology natural philosophers
boyle's law the volume of a gas varies with the pressure exerted on it
entomologist zoologist who focuses specifically on the study of insects
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