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