Matching Pairs The Scientific Revolution vocOnline version Terms, people, and places Global History by carlos sosa 1 Francis Bacon 2 Robert Boyle 3 Isaac Newton 4 gravity 5 Johannes Kepler 6 heliocentric 7 hypothesis 8 scientific method 9 Nicolaus Copernicus 10 calculus 11 Galileo Galilei 12 René Descartes 13 Tycho Brahe a step-by-step process of discovery to collect and accurately measure data. He explained all matter as being composed of tiny particles that behave in knowable ways. He wanted science to make better life for people by leading to practical technologies. He proposed a heliocentric model of the universe. Assembled an astronomical telescope. Was kept under house arrest for the rest of his life for proving the heliocentric theory. Emphasized human reasoning as the best road to understanding. Calculate the orbits of the planets revolving around the sun. force keeping the planets in their orbits around the sun. a sun-centered model of the Universe. a branch of mathematics partially developed by Newton and used to explain his laws. In the scientific method, scientists propose a logical __________, which they then test. By the age of 24, he had formed a brilliant theory to explain why the planets moved as they did. Provided evidence that supported Copernicus's theory.