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Scientists of this time studied alchemy
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Scientists during this time learned that ancient history could have been wrong
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European Scientists studied astronomy, physics and anatomy
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A scientist, Ptolemy, created a theory that the earth was the center of the universe
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Nicolaus Copernicus abandoned Ptolemy's theory and created his own, saying that the sun was the center of the universe
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Copernicus didn't have the tools to prove his theory. Instead two guys, Kepler and Galileo proved it
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Galileo Galilei made the telescope,which helped him prove Copernicus's theory
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When Galileo proved the heliocentric theory it caused conflict because it went against some churches beliefs and some people still believes Ptolemy's theories
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Traditional Scholars believed that heavier objects fell faster than lighter objects, but Galileo proved them wrong saying that, if there is no friction in the air, objects fell at the same rate
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Descartes was a mathematician and a philosopher. He was a leader of the Scientific Revolution. He was a big help in the advances of mathematics, philosophy and science.
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Newton proposed that all bodies attract each other, the law of universal gravitation
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Isaac Newton published a book, building on the theories of Kepler, Galileo and Copernicus. They had proved that the sun was the center of the earth, but they did not explain how. Newton did experiments and measurements to show how the sun is the center of the earth
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When Newton proposed the law of universal gravitation, it changed science for his time and now, in 2016. Today, people still use his laws when developing things from seatbelts for cars to space travel.
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Two scientists, Vesalius and Harvey studied the human body. Vesalius wrote a book, On the fabric of the Human Body, the book was very detailed and very helpful for that time in science. Harvey did laboratory experiments, studying the heart and how blood circulated
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Through the years, a lot of things had been learned about science. Scientists thought that the "scientific method offered a map that could easily be followed in the search for knowledge"
