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Scientific Rev -
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scientific Revolution | A period of time in the 16th and 17th centuries in which people changed how they thought about the world and the universe. |
| 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. |
| gravity | the force of attraction between all masses in the universe |
| scientific method | a step-by-step method of investigation involving observation and theory to test a hypothesis |
| hypothesis | an idea to be tested in an experiment |
| telescope | a tool that can see faraway objects (like planets). |
| science | an organized study of the world and how it works. |
| astronomy | the study of outer space and everything in it |
| deism | The belief that God created the universe according to mathematical laws then allowed the universe to run itself by these laws. |