Who was the first European to make regular observations of the heavens using a telescope?
Galileo
Isaac Newton
Robert Boyle
Margaret Cavendish
Sir Isaac Newton proposed 4 laws of motion.
What is a system of planetary motion that placed the sun at the center of the universe? (Hint: It was proposed by Nicholas Copernicus)
Heliocentric
Geocentric
Ptolemaic System
Law of Inertia
What is the system of planetary motion that placed Earth in the center of the universe? (Hint: It is named after Ptolemy)
Inductive Reasoning
What is the Law of Universal Gravitation?
1/3 of Sir Isaac Newton's rules of motion.
A law that states gravity is illegal.
A law that states gravity does not exist.
The 4th law of motion by Isaac Newton.
Who was the most famous female astronomer in Germany?
Maria Winkelmann
Who was Francois Bacon?
One of the first scientists to conduct controlled experiments.
Thought Earth was the center of the universe.
French philosopher that used inductive reasoning to learn about nature.
English philosopher that used inductive reasoning to learn about nature.
Who wrote "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres"?
Nicholas Copernicus
Galileo Galilee
Who wrote "Observations Upon Experimental Philosophy"?
Ptolemy
Who was Robert Boyle?
One of the first scientists to conduct controlled experiments. Properties of gases led to his law.
Mathematics professor.
Used inductive reasoning to learn about nature.
What is inductive reasoning?
Scientists should proceed from the particular to the general.
System of thought proposed by Copernicus.
What is a systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence that was crucial to the evolution of science in the modern world?
Scientific Method
