Chapter 9 for exams

teaches that the use of human reason is the best way to establish truth.

Robert Boyle discovered the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas.

Renaissance scholars helped promote scientific knowledge through their translations of ancient texts.

theorized that the Earth revolved around the sun.

The Enlightenment's idea that a group of people elect a government to rule their country is called a social contract.

developed a Smallpox vaccine.

made significant contributions in physics, geography, and optics.

William Harvey studied human anatomy.

Galileo Galilei observed the Earth's orbit around the sun with a telescope.

studied calculus and discovered the laws of gravity and motion.

teaches that the best way to find true knowledge is through experience.

developed a theory about the orbit of comets.

Using discoveries about the natural world to make life WORSE for humans as a fulfillment of the creation mandate.