- Explain the Ptolemaic system of the universe. How was the system of Copernicus different than the Ptolemaic? Why was Copernicus hesitant to release his book?
2 What were Kepler's First and Second Laws and why were they significant?
- Who funded Galileo? Why might this have been important? What were his significant achievements?
- How did Sir Isaac Newton build on the ideas of the Scientific Revolution?
- How was the philosophy of Rene Descartes different than that of Bacon and others before?
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