1. Isaac Newton and Galileo
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2. Context
Before science, Europeans relied on religion and Greek thinkers for their knowledge
Only members of the church would study science
Started to question Greek thinkers and test theories
Two main focuses today: Galileo and Newton

3. Galileo Galilei
Italian astronomer, physicist, mathematician, and philosopher
Born February 1564
Disproved Aristotle’s idea that objects that are heavier will fall faster
Worked with telescopes to learn about the sky
Discovered that the earth was not the center of the universe
Found that all the planets traveled around the sun

4. Galileo Cont. The Catholic Church was angered by Galileo’s research
His research went against religious teachings that the earth is the center of the world
The Pope called Galileo to an Inquisition, or _____
They accused him of Heresy
one of the most heinous religious crimes
He first refused to take back his statements, then did so under death threat

5. Sir Isaac Newton English Astronomer, Mathematician, and Physicist
Born 1642
Came up with the idea of gravity
Wondered why objects fell straight down after watching an apple fall from a tree
Then came up with the idea of Mass
Published a book that detailed Newton’s Three Laws Of Motion

6. Newton Cont. Also created the binomial theorem Helped develop Calculus
Never married,
Also accused of being a heretic

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