chapter 22 section 1 notes. i. the roots of modern science
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Chapter 22 Section 1 Notes
I. The Roots of Modern Science
A. Scientific Revolution was a new way of thinking about the
natural world based upon careful observation
B. Nicolaus Copernicus authors the heliocentric theory sun centered theory of the Solar
system
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)
1. Revolution of the Heavenly Bodies
C. Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe carefully recorded the movements of the Planets
Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)
Uraniburg, which became the finest observatory in Europe.
Mural Quadrant Sextant
D. Johannes Kepler stated that certain mathematical laws govern
plantery motion
Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)
E. 1609 Galileo Galilei used a telescope to study the heavens
and publishes a series of newsletters called Starry
Messenger
1. Church forced him in 1633 to recant
F. Francis Bacon uses the Scientific Method a logical
procedure for gathering and testing ideas
G. Rene Descartes develops analytical geometry linking
algebra and geometry, Used mathematics and
logic to answer questions
H. Sir Isaac Newton wrote Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy in 1687
1. Laws of Motion
I. Zacharias Jansen first microscope Dutch eyeglass
maker
J. Evangelista Torricelli develops the first mercury barometer in
1643
K. 1714 Dutch physicist Gabriel Fahrenheit made the first
thermometer to use Mercury in glass
L. 1742 Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius created another
scale for the mercury Thermometer using the metric system
Anders Celsius1701-1744
M. 1543 Andreas Vesalius a Flemish physician dissected
human corpses andWrote his book, On The
Fabric of the Human Body
N. William Harvey English doctor with first circulatory
system 1628 wroteOn The Motion of the
Heart and Blood in Animals
O. Robert Boyle 1661 wrote The Sceptical Chymist book on
elements and matter
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