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heliocentric view instead of geocentric view published On Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres 1543 near his death; condemned by all levels of Christianity
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English Philosopher
Truth found investigation and evidence
helped developed scientific method -
observed a very bright star now numbered SN 1572 which unexpectedly appeared in the constellation Cassiopeia
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french philosopher and mathematician
truth gained through mathematics and logical deduction -
german astronomer and mathematician
protestant
used math formulas to show the planets revolved around the sun -
English physician
Concluded that blood circulates throughout the body -
was a Italian scientist. He was a physicist and mathematician. One of his important achievements was the invention of the barometer.
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equated G-D and nature impersonal mechanical universe; and denied free will
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in 1642 while still a teenager he started pioneer work on calculating machines
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british scientist
below average student at Cambridge
explored the most complicated mathematics -
raised in delft in the dutch republic Van Leeuwenhoek worked as a draper in his youth
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Irish chemist
established Chemistry as a science
proved air wasnt a element -
english scientist
discovered the cell
used a new microscope -
English chemist and clergyman
Did experiments about the properties of air and discovered the existence of oxygen -
wrote Age of Reason; advocated deism; progress: improve society through natural laws; need concrete evidence for beliefs