Galileo,+Descartes,+and+Newton

William Chiu Analyze how Galileo, Descartes, and Newton altered traditional interpretations of nature and challenged traditional sources of knowledge. Thesis: Galileo, Descartes, and Newton all changed the traditional interpretation of nature by making many ground breaking discoveries in space, the laws of physics, and everyday existence.

Galileo: 
 * 1) Supported the Helio-centric theory
 * 2) Created the first telescope
 * 3) Wrote Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
 * 4) Wrote the Starry Messenger
 * 5) Proved the planets were not perfect heavenly spheres with the telescope
 * 6) Proved that two objects with equal air resistance fall at the same speed regardless of mass

Descartes:
 * 1) Contigo Ergo: I think therefore I am
 * 2) Cartesian Dualism: separation of mind and body
 * 3) God must exist because the idea of perfection must be placed in his mind by a perfect being, God

Newton:
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Discovered gravity
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Developed the Newtonian Universe system: God created the universe which operates separately on with a set of rules
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Created calculus
 * 4) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wrote Principia
 * 5) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Developed the theory of inertia
 * 6) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Planets revolve around the sun in ellipticals, not circles