UNIT 4 STUDY GUIDE: Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment THE HELIOCENTRISM DEBATE: Ptolemy Copernicus Kepler Galileo (Ancient Roman) (Polish) (German) (Italian) Geocentric Heliocentric Theory Theory TRADITION HYPOTHESIS MATHEMATICAL EMPIRICISM PROOFS Astrology Astronomy (Superstition) (Science) E______________ The “natural philosophers” of the early modern period believed that true knowledge comes from experience. The scientific method was designed as a system for collecting empirical evidence. “Natural Philosophers” of the Scientific Revolution Philosopher Country of Origin Contribution(s) Descartes Bacon Newton Vesalius Pascal
UNIT 4 STUDY GUIDE: Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment THE HELIOCENTRISM DEBATE: Ptolemy (Ancient Roman) Copernicus (Polish) Kepler (German) Galileo (Italian) Geocentric Theory Heliocentric Theory TRADITION HYPOTHESIS MATHEMATICAL PROOFS EMPIRICISM Astrology (Superstition) Astronomy (Science) E______________ The “natural philosophers” of the early modern period believed that true knowledge comes from experience. The scientific method was designed as a system for collecting empirical evidence. “Natural Philosophers” of the Scientific Revolution Philosopher Country of Origin Contribution(s) Descartes Bacon Newton Vesalius Pascal