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Scientific Revolution in the 16th & 17th Centuries Chp 14 in The Western Heritag

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Scientific Revolution   A process that established a new view of the universe. Not "new science" but a reexamining of old science  
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On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres   Nicolaus Copernicus  
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The Ptolemaic System   Combination of mathmatical astronomy of Ptolemy and physical cosmetology of Aristotle. Geocentric  
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The Ptolemaic Model   A planet moved uniformly around a small circle (epicycle), and the center of the epicycle moved uniformally around a larger circle (deferent), with Earth at or near the center  
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Copernicus's Universe   Heliocentric. Still had epicycles but they were smalller.  
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Tycho Brahe   Mercury and Venus circle sun and sun, moon, and other planets orbit earth. Produced accurate data by using tools.  
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Johannes Kepler   Brahe's assisstant. Took possession of Brahe's data. Heliocentric model, but abandoned circular components of Copernicus's model, especially epicycles. Discovered elliptical path of planets  
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The New Astronomy   Johannes Kepler  
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Galileo Galilei   Found new evidence supporting Copernicus  
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Starry Messenger   Galileo  
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Letters on Sunspots   Galileo  
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Isaac Newton   The Laws of Gravitation  
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Principia Mathematica   Isaac Newton  
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Mechanism   Sought to explain the world in terms of mechanical mataphors  
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Empiricism   Experimentation in science  
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The Empirical Method   Francis Bacon  
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The Advancement of Learning   Francis Bacon  
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Novum Organum   Bacon  
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The New Atlantis   Bacon  
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Rene Descartes   Invented analytic geometry and deduction.  
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Discourse on Method   Rene Descartes  
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Scientific Induction   Scientists draw generalizations derived from and test hypotheses against empirical observations.  
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Thomas Hobbes   Humans are evil and seek only to serve themselves. Absolute rule.  
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Leviathan   Hobbes  
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John Locke   Moderate liberty and toleration.  
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First and Second Treatise of Government   Locke  
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Letter Concerning Toleration   Locke  
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Essay Concerning Human Understanding   Locke  
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Margaret Cavendish   Woman natural philosopher and writer. 1st and only woman to be allowed to visit a meeting of the Royal Society of London in the 17th century.  
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Maria Winkelmann   Worked with her husband, discovered a comet.  
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Observations Upon Experimental Philosophy   Cavendish  
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Description of a New World, Called the Blazing World   Cavendish  
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Newtonianism for Ladies   Francesco Algarotti  
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Emilie du Chatelet   Aided Voltaire in his book on Newtonian science  
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Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems   Galileo- the book that led to his arrest  
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Blais Pascal   Tried to reconcile faith and new science  
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Pensees (Thoughts)   Pascal  
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Physico-theology   The religious thought associated with deducing of religious conclusions from nature  
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Baroque   Covered natural objests in a surrealisic way.  
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Michelangelo Caravaggio   Devoted to picturing sharp contrasts between dark and light.  
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Louis LeNain   Painted peasants  
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini   St. Peter's Basilica  
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Peter Paul Rubens   Leading Baroque religious painter  
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Versailles   Interior covered with Baroque art  
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