Change Over Time.
Scientific Revolution
What Is The Scientific Revolution?
The scientific revolution was the major developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology, medicine, and chemistry transformed views of society and nature.
The Major People In The Scientific Revolution.
Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who made a model of the universe which the Sun, not the Earth, was at the center.
Kepler
Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer. He said that the orbits of the planets were elliptical not circles, and that the planets closer to the sun orbited faster than the ones further away.
Galileo
Galileo, was a physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. He invented the Telescope.
How Did The Change Impact Society At The Time?
Astronomy: A New Model of the Universe
-The major change in astronomy was that people accepted that the sun rather than the earth was the center of the universe.
Physics: The Laws of Motion and Gravitation
-Galileo made the theory of inertia, in which an object moves or rests until something outside of it changes its motion.
Chemistry: The Discovery of Elements of Nature
- The physician Paracelsus denied the ancient theory that disease was caused by an imbalance of the four factors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile).
How Did The Scientific Revolutin Effect Modern-Day Society?
1) Medicines- Medicines play a major role in the world. These medicines save many people's lifes daily.
2) Telescope- The telescope helps scientist discover many things in outer space that we cannot see. This helps to make new theories and eliminate others.