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The Scientific Revolution Scientific Revolution: The period of great advances in the sciences, roughly the 16th through the 18th century, marking the emergence of modern science. Ptolemy: An ancient Greek geographer, mathematician, and astronomer whose geocentric model of the u...

The Scientific Revolution Scientific Revolution: The period of great advances in the sciences, roughly the 16th through the 18th century, marking the emergence of modern science. Ptolemy: An ancient Greek geographer, mathematician, and astronomer whose geocentric model of the universe was widely accepted until the Scientific Revolution. Isaac Newton: An English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and author who formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation. Copernicus: A Renaissance-era polymath who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center. Galileo: An Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer who made pioneering observations that laid the foundation for modern physics and astronomy. Francis Bacon: An English philosopher and statesman who developed the scientific method. Johannes Kepler: A German astronomer who discovered the laws of planetary motion. Rene Descartes: A French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist dubbed the father of modern philosophy and analytical geometry. Heliocentric: The model of the solar system that places the Sun at its center with the planets orbiting around it. Geocentric: The model of the universe that places Earth at its center with the Sun, Moon, and stars revolving around it. Secular: Denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis. Excommunication: The action of officially excluding someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church. Printing Press: A machine for printing text or pictures from type or plates, invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century. Scientific Method: A systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence that involves observation, experimentation, and the formulation and testing of hypotheses.