Scientific Revolution Figures and Discoveries
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Who is credited with propounding the heliocentric system that the planets move around the sun?

  • Andreas Vesalius
  • Nicholas of Cusa
  • Galileo Galilei
  • Nicolaus Copernicus (correct)
  • Which astronomer provided precise astronomical measurements that helped overthrow the Ptolemaic system?

  • Isaac Newton
  • Andreas Vesalius
  • Galileo Galilei
  • Johannes Kepler (correct)
  • Who confirmed the heliocentric system by constructing his telescope in 1609?

  • Galileo Galilei (correct)
  • Nicholas of Cusa
  • Andreas Vesalius
  • Isaac Newton
  • In what year did Galileo begin confirming the heliocentric system using his telescope?

    <p>1609</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What evidence did Galileo Galilei provide that supported the heliocentric system?

    <p>Conducted experiments on planet motion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the oval pattern in which planets actually travel around the sun called?

    <p>Ellipse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What key realization did Galileo Galilei make about the source of light observed from planets?

    <p>The planets reflect the light of the sun</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Isaac Newton made a significant contribution to science during the Era of Newton by formulating:

    <p>Three laws of motion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was a medical doctor known for illustrating the details of the human body accurately?

    <p>Andreas Vesalius</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist based their view of the universe on the study of the earth, sun, planets, and stars, and believed Ptolemy's view was wrong?

    <p>Nicholas of Cusa</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which astronomer made detailed observations of the planets and deduced their basic orbits around the sun?

    <p>Johannes Kepler</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who placed the sun at the center of the universe, believing that planets, including Earth, orbited around it?

    <p>Nicholas of Cusa</p> Signup and view all the answers

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