hw#5

Q1
scientific revolution-the period of great advances in the sciences

nicolaus copernicus-Polish astronomer whose theory that Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun

heliocentric theory-Sun-centered

johannes kepler-German astronomer and mathematician who was first to accurately describe the elliptical orbits of Earth and the planets around the Sun

galileo galilei-Italian astronomer, mathematician, and physicist. He was the first to use a telescope to study the stars and planets

scientific method-a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested

francis bacon-an english philosopher , statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist and author

rené descartes-german philosopher and mathematician who discovered that the position of a point can be determined by coordinates

isaac newton-english philosopher and mathematician: formulator of the law of gravitation



Q2
people began to discredit aristotle's teachings
people began to question the church
more and more people began to prove common sense and beliefs wrong
humanism began to play a role during the Renaissance 
new mathematics and sciences were discovered and invented