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FAMOUS PEOPLE AND IDEAS OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION INSTRUCTIONS: MAKE A BROCHURE OR A POWER POINT USING THE INFORMATION BELOW. (24 Points) Alchemy: Early form of medieval “scientist” that tried to change everyday chemicals into gold. Scientific method: Find a problem, gather data, form a hypothesis, test the hypothesis using experiment. Scientific Instruments: Instruments invented to measure or observe nature closely such as the telescope, microscope, thermometer, and barometer. Arabic numerals: Came into use instead of Roman numerals to make doing math easier. Heliocentric universe: Sun centered solar system that planets revolve around Geocentric universe: Earth was the center of the UNIVERSE and everything went around it. Isaac Newton: English scientist who discovered the basic laws of motion, how gravity worked, the properties of light, invented calculus, and invented the refracting telescope. Galileo Galilei: He was the first to use a telescope to observe space, discovered the moons of Jupiter, invented a good telescope, discovered the moon had “seas”, discovered sunspots, and proved all physical objects fall at the same rate. Nicolaus Copernicus: He proved the earth was not the center of the universe but the sun was the center of the solar system. William Harvey: He learned how the human bodies circulatory system works Andreas Vesalius: He made detailed drawings of how the human body is constructed Anton von Leeuwenhoek: One of the first to use a microscope to see small things. Francis Bacon: He helped invent the scientific method. Rene Descartes: He helped invent the scientific method.