Flow Chart of Scientific Breakthroughs

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Flow Chart of Scientific Breakthroughs

• Objective to complete flow chart by reading the
  hints on the power point and then using the
  answers cards to fill in the blanks.

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William Harvey1578-1657

• English Doctor and Teacher
• Blood circulates through the body. Heart is
  responsible for pumping blood.
• An Anatomical Treatise on the Movement of the
  Heart and Blood in Animals (1628)

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Nicolaus Copernicus1473-1543
                                    

• A Polish Canon - Founder of modern Astronomy.
• Heliocentric galaxy - Earth turns on an axis and
  revolves around the sun.
• On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
• Impacted future discoveries of Galileo, Kepler,
  and Newton.

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Andreas Vesalius1514-1564

• Flemish physician and anatomist.
• Innovated study of human anatomy.
• Challenged previous beliefs (Galen) that were
  based on dissection of animals.
• Scientific knowledge is found by observing
  nature, not by reading ancient books.
• On the Structure of the Human Body (marked dawn
  of modern science)

Vesalius's ' contained many intricately detailed
drawings of human dissections, often in
allegorical poses. From his work on Epistola,
Vesalius moved onto dissect more and
more cadavers.
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Galileo Galilei 1564-1653

• Italian Scientist One of the most influential
  scientists of European history.
• Discoveries Law of inertia, invention of
  telescope, astronomical observations, proving
  Copernican hypothesis.
• Perfected scientific method careful,
  quantitative measurements.

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Isaac Newton

• English Scientist Considered one of the
  greatest scientists in history.
• Contributed to understanding of motion, gravity,
  heat, and light.
• Created advanced system of mathematics (Calculus)
• Discovered principle of gravity. (Apple falling
  while moon was visible)
• Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

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