7.03 (S1)

This mathematician, who lived during the 1500s, concluded that the Earth revolves around the sun.

• Galen

• Ptolemy

• Vesalius

• Copernicus

Which of these statements are true about Galileo?

• Developed an improved compass and the thermometer

• Designed a telescope 10x more powerful than was used in the past.

• Gifted mathematician at the age of 25.

• Recanted (took back) his original ideas on astronomy

This theory states the Earth is the center of the universe.

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

• GeoHelioWhatic

• Middle Earth Theory

This theory states the Sun is the center of the universe.

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

• GeoHelioWhatic

• Center Star Theory

This physician lived during the 1500s and studied human anatomy using real human bodies.

• Galen

• Ptolemy

• Vesalius

• Copernicus

Which of these statements are true regarding Isaac Newton?

• Professor of mathematics at Cambridge University

• Discovered light separated into colors when directed through prism

• Developed a theory on universal gravitation

• Developed the Laws of Motion

This French mathematician stressed the importance of using math as the most reliable way to acquire knowledge.

• Bacon

• Vesalius

• Ptolemy

• Descartes

This English philosopher believed that observation & experimentation were the most reliable ways to acquire knowledge.

• Bacon

• Vesalius

• Ptolemy

• Descartes

A period following the Renaissance, when old ideas were being questioned & new ones were put forth.

• Scientific Revolution

• New Science Age

• Age of Aquarius

• Intelligentium