Science Revolution Word Scramble
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| NAME | INFO |
| Copernicus | Education: Poland & England, Rejected by Christianity, Inspired Galileo, On the Revolutions of the Heavanly Spheres-1543, Sun center of the universe - heliocentric, Rotation on axis = day |
| Brahe | Nobleman, 20 years of star/planet movement observations |
| Kepler | Raised to be Lutheran minister, became math/astronomy teacher, 3 laws of planetary motion |
| Galileo | Taught math, Condemned by Roman Inquisition, 1st to observe sky with telescope, "The Starry Messenger", "Duologue on the 2 Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic & Copernican", Sun center |
| Newton | From England, Studied and taught at Cambridge, Invented calculus, "Principia", Universal law of gravitation, 3 laws of motion |
| Galen | Greek physician (anatomy, physiology, diseases), Dissected animals, 2 blood systems, 4 humors need to be balanced, |
| Paracelsus | Ill-tempered, drunk, Diseases caused by chemical imbalances, Father of Modern Medicine |
| Andreas Vesalius | royal surgeon, "On the Fabric of the Human Body" - illustrated book on human dissection, All skeletons the same |
| William Harvey | Attended Cambridge, Physician of 2 kings, "On the Motion of the Heart and Blood", Heart start of blood flow, veins & arteries - same blood |
| Margaret Cavendish | Humans masters of nature through science, 1st woman to write publications "Observations upon Experimental Philosophy" "Grounds of Natural Philosophy" |
| Maria Merian | Entomologist, Learned illustration from father, "Metamorphosis of the Insects in Surinam", Researched development & reproduction |
| Maria Winkleman | Educated by father & uncle, Married Gottfried Kirch, Was denied position @ Berlin, Discovered a comet |
| querelles de femmes | Arguments on women, Men need to control them, easily swayed, Women say rational & can grow from education |
| Rene Descartes | In 30 years' war, Father of Modern Rationalism, Jesuit educatiobn, "Discourse on Method", Separation of mind over matter |
| Francis Bacon | lawyer, "The Great Instauration", Made scientific method, Correct generalizations through it |
| Benedict de Spinoza | Excommunicated by religion "Ethics Demonstrated in the Geometrical Manner", Ethics, Pantheism (monism), Only God completely free, God is universe |
| Blaise Pascal | Frech scientist & mathematician, tried to unite religion and science - failed, "Penses" (Thoughts) |
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