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considered to be the first great modern work of the science and the foundation of modern Bioology
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Vietes invention is essential to the study of physics and astronomy
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Dropped a 100 pound weight and a 1 pound weight at the same moment and they both hit the ground at the same moment. rate of fall on a object is dependent on its weight
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Keplers laws of planetary motion describe the form and operation of planetary orbits, and are the final step leading to the academic rejection of the ARISTOTELIAN SYSTEM
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the inquisition forces galileo to sign a recantation and condemns him to house arrest for the remaining 9 years of his life.
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torricellis invention measures air pressure, demonstrating that air does indeed have weight.
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van guerick demonstrates the properties of a vacuum by using his air pump to take the air from within his famous "magdeberg hemispheres".
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though highly flawed, sets the stage for the study of matter on the atomic level
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lays iut newtons comprehensive model of the univers as organized according to the law of universal gravitation.
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indicative of the maintenance of traditional superstitions even late in the seventeenth century, 200 people are tried for witchcraft in salem. over 7000 women are executed for witchcraft in europe between 1550 and 1700
