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the first people of life formed
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ancient astronomer, geographer, and mathematician
idea of geocentric view -
calculated the earth's circumference
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astronomer, mathematician, translator, artist, and physicist
idea of heliocentric view -
accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations
showed irregularities in the Moon's orbit -
father of empiricism
promotion of the scientific method
science should be based on experiments -
discovered Jupiter's 4 moons
"father of modern science" -
laws of planetary motion
planets moved in elliptical orbits -
his theory on the separation between the mind and the body
invented analytical geometry
introduced skepticism as an essential part of the scientific method -
all men are created equal
believed that human nature allowed people to be selfish
distinction between primary and secondary qualities explain the disagreements we have about our perceptions about the world -
discovered gravity
3 laws of motion -
created the periodic table of elements
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discovered polonium and radium
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discovery of the relationship between period and luminosity in cepheid variables
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continental drift theory
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idea of the universe expanding
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proposes sea-floor spreading
discovered that hundreds of flat-topped mountains, perhaps sunken islands, shape the pacific floor -