Vocabulary

Scientific Revoultion - The series of events that led to the birth of modern science.

science - is a particular way of gaining knowledge about the world.

theories - the explanations scientists develop based on these facts.

rationalists - people who looked at the world in a rational, or reasonable and logical, way.

Ptolemy - an ancient astronomer who studied skies,recorded his observations and offered theories to explain what he saw.

scientific method- a step by step method for performing experiments and other scientific research.

alchemy - a forerunner of chemistry.

barometer- scientific instrument that measures air pressure