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Thursday, May 25, 2006

YEFP: Scientific Revolution Topics

Beneath each topic is a list of some of sub-topics that should be included in your summary. Pick and choose accordingly, but remember that only one or two people/inventions will not be enough to fully explain the innovations of each area during this time period.

Astronomy/Mapmaking
  • Copernicus
  • Kepler
  • Galileo
  • Newton
  • Mercator
  • Huygens
  • Kepler
  • Brahe
Medicine/Chemistry
  • Vesalius
  • Lavoisier
  • Galileo
  • Newton
  • Jenner
  • Malpighi/Harvey
  • Cowper
  • Paracelsus
Inventions
  • microscope (van Leeuwenhoek, Hooke, Culpepper)
  • barometer (Torricelli)
  • thermometer (Galileo Galilei)
Scientific Method/Struggles Between Science & Religion
  • Description of the S.M.
  • Galileo
  • Bacon
  • Newton