A history of scientific ideas

activity alchemy Alexandrian Alhazen Almagest ancient angles animals Arabic Archimedes Aristotelian Aristotle astrology astronomical atoms Averroes became biological called cells centre chemical chemistry Christian circle complete conception Descartes Diagram discovery doctrine early earth electric elements Eratosthenes ether experimental experiments force Galileo gases Greek heat heavenly bodies heavens Hipparchus Hippocrates of Chios History of Technology idea important influence instrument investigation Islam Kepler knowledge known later Latin light lines living things magnetic mathematical matter measure mechanical medieval metal method microscopic Middle Ages modern molecules moon motion movement nature Neoplatonic Newton nineteenth century observations optical organisms phenomena philosophical physical physiology plants Plato principle produced Ptolemy Pythagorean relation Rhazes Roman rotation scheme scientific seventeenth century showed solar soul species sphere stars structure substance temperature theory thought tion translated universe weight whole writings