Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment

According to Copernicus, the sun  

• Revolved around the earth
• Was the center of the Universe
• Was the biggest star
•  Had many moons

During the Scientific Revolution the heliocentric view of the universe was first proposed by __.

• Ptolemy
• Francis Bacon
• Isaac Newton
• Nicolaus Copernicus

The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• earthcentric
• world's worst

The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• solar
• sunny

What did Galileo Improve?

• The astrolabe
• the stars
• The Telescope
• cat food.

Who created the heliocentric theory?

• Copernicus
• Galileo 
• Ptolemy
• Kepler

What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  

• That Jupiter had four moons
• The Flux Capacitor equation
• That the sun was the biggest star
• That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun

 _____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory 

• Isaac Newton
• Galileo Galilei 
• Adam Smith
• Dennis Diderot

He pioneered the use of inductive reasoning for the use in the scientific method.

• Kepler
• Bacon
• Galen
• Aristotle

What type of math was Newton known for developing?

• Geometry
• Trigonomety
• Calculus
• Addition