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Hypothesis

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An educated guess

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Copernicus

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Condemned in 1616 because he contrasted Church Doctrine with the Heliocentric Theory

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Heliocentric Theory

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Earth is round, rotates on its axis in a circle, sun is center

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Johannes Kepler

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Laws of Planetary motion- Ellipse as opposed to Circular paths

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Galileo Galilei

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Observed Jupiters Moons and lunar mountains

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Law of Inertia

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object stays at rest until acted on by outside force

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Sir Issac newton

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Built on Theories of Galileo, Kelper Copernicus.

Law of University Gravitation: Every body in the Universe attracts anotheer in precise mathematical relationships

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Law of Universal gravitation

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Law of University Gravitation: Every body in the Universe attracts another in precise mathematical relationships

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Scientific Method

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Careful Observation
Form Hypothesis
If hypothesis holds up- Scientific Law