Scientific Revolution

Heliocentric

Italian astronomer and mathematician. Came into conflict with the Catholic Church

A new way of thinking about the natural world, based on careful observations & experimentation

Approach to solving problems that relies on the results of experiments and data.

Geocentric

Danish Astronomer who mapped the stars for 20 years. Lost his nose in a fight over math.

Created calculus, discovered the laws of gravity and motion.

Proposed the heliocentric theory that put the sun in the center of the solar system

Proved that the planets’ orbits were ellipses.

Helped to develop the scientific method.