*Fill in the Blanks-Scientific Revolution* Early civilizations used (1)___ to solve problems in their everyday lives. The since the Greeks studied (2)___ to develop their (3)___ about how and why things happen. Because they did not (4)___, or test, their ideas, they often drew false conclusions. For example, (5)___ believed the sun and the planets revolves around the (6)___, and most astronomers accepted his theory for a long time. (7)___ was the first science affected by the Scientific Revolution. (8)___ developed his own theory that the (9)___ was the center of the universe. Another astronomer, (10)___, discovered that planets move in (11)___, or oval paths. (12)___ believed that new knowledge would come from experiments. He also improved instruments like the (13)___, which helped to prove others' theories about the sun and planets. An English mathematician, (14)___ came up with the idea of gravity. Similar breakthroughs occurred in medicine and chemistry. European thinkers began to apply science to society. One of the most influential people in this area was (15)___, who founded modern (16)___. Another scholar, (17)___ developed the (18)___ which was an organized way to collect and analyze data.