Johannes Kepler
scientific method
Isaac Newton
calculus
heliocentric
gravity
Nicolaus Copernicus
hypothesis
Galileo Galilei
René Descartes
Tycho Brahe
Francis Bacon
Robert Boyle
Assembled an astronomical telescope. Was kept under house arrest for the rest of his life for proving the heliocentric theory.
Provided evidence that supported Copernicus's theory.
Emphasized human reasoning as the best road to understanding.
By the age of 24, he had formed a brilliant theory to explain why the planets moved as they did.
He proposed a heliocentric model of the universe.
In the scientific method, scientists propose a logical __________, which they then test.
a sun-centered model of the Universe.
a branch of mathematics partially developed by Newton and used to explain his laws.
force keeping the planets in their orbits around the sun.
a step-by-step process of discovery to collect and accurately measure data.
Calculate the orbits of the planets revolving around the sun.
He wanted science to make better life for people by leading to practical technologies.
He explained all matter as being composed of tiny particles that behave in knowable ways.
