Scientific Revolution

Who concluded that the sun is the center of the universe around which Earth and the other planets revolve?

• Tycho Brahe

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Isaac Newton

What is the belief that the sun is the center of the universe called?

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

• Telescopic

• Astrological

Which Danish astronomer produced the most accurate measurements and locations of stars before the use of the telescope?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

• Galileo Galilei

• Tycho Brahe

Who expanded on Copernicus's heliocentric universe theory by showing that planets move in a particular orbit around the sun?

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Robert Boyle

Which Italian astronomer and mathematician's discoveries using a telescope supported the heliocentric universe theories of Copernicus?

• Rene Descartes

• Francis Bacon

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

Who was a distinguished English philosopher, statesman, and lawyer who promoted rational thought?

• Robert Boyle

• Francis Bacon

• Rene Descartes

• Johannes Kepler

Which French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist promoted a new science based on observation and experiments?

• Isaac Newton

• Robert Boyle

• Rene Descartes

• Galileo Galilei

What is the careful, step-by-step process used to confirm findings and to prove or disprove a hypothesis called?

• Hypothesis

• Scientific method

• Calculus

• Gravity

What is an unproven theory accepted for the purposes of explaining certain facts or to provide a basis for further investigation?

• Hypothesis

• Scientific method

• Calculus

• Gravity

Who was one of the leading minds of the late 1600s and developed Boyle's Law?

• Isaac Newton

• Robert Boyle

• Rene Descartes

• Francis Bacon