The Birth Of Modern Science
Scientist
Uses scientific method to research
Science
Knowledge
Falsifiable hypotheses
Good science vs Bad science
Good: testing that led to knowledge
Bad: Mankind is responsible for global warming
Galileo
Who?
An Italian born in Florence, in 1564
Bacame an important thinker, scholar & writer
Why "great"?
Changed the world
changed the way people look at & understand universe
"Martyr for science"
Why great "scientist"
Transformed telescope from topy to instrument of discovery
saw what no man saw before
established relationship between motion of object, time & distance
basis of modern science of physics
"Science" that he did
Observe & hypothize
Test observation
Experiment
Publish results
What makes him different?
His results questioned and opposed the very beliefs and teachings of the church
Science is diff from other ways of seeking to understand universe
Science uses distinctive methods and techniques