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Set up observatory and observed night sky for year to gain observations which helped prove Copernicus' theory.
Galen
Galileo Galilei
Tycho Brahe
Ptolmey
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Astronomer who established the geocentric model, accepted as truth by the Catholic Church.
Aristotle
Ptolomey
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He used data to confirm Copernicus' theory and to show planets travel in ellipses to the heliocentric model.
Tycho Brahe
Johann Kepler
Nicolas Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
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His observations led to knowledge of the 3 laws of motion and gravity which were in his book, Principia.
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Andreas VIsesalius
Albert Einstein
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What is heliocentrism?
Sun centered universe.
Earth centered universe.
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According to Galileo, what knowledge is reserved for theology?
All knowledge
Problems beyond human reason.
Truth of the physical world
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Robert Boyle was known for what?
Developing a microscope to see micro organisms
Elements of modern chemistry like difference between elements and compounds
Discovering gravity keeps planets in motion around the sun
Creating more complete knowledge of human anatomy
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Who did not give us the foundation for the Scientific Method.
Sir Francis Bacon
Andreas Vesalius
René Descartes
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He established the first heliocentric model of the universe.
Ptolomey
Nicolas Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Johann Kepler
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What was Galileo not known for?
Developed an astrological telescope to make observations about heliocentrim
Being found innocent by the Inquisition tribunal and not made a heretic.
Being tried by the Inquisition for heresy.
Discovering moons of Jupiter orbit in the same way the Earth orbits the sun
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What is geocentrism?
Sun centered universe.
Earth centered universe.
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What was a not an incentive for men to engage in scientific work in the 17th century?
The Church wanted a better way to predict religious holidays
A desire to know more about human anatomy and effective surgery techniques.
Practical need for better technology in exploration, mining, etc.
To disprove and strip the Church of power.
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Who published the first accurate depiction of human anatomy?
Galen
Andreas Vesalius
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Why was science backward in the middle ages?
Scientific knowledge was thought to be witchcraft or thbe devil's work
The Church forbade any scientific inquiry
Religion and knowledge of the ancients provided answers about nature
There was zero interest in understanding how the universe worked
