Scientific Revolution
Important People
Ptolemaic system
Earth Centered Solar System. Supported by Church.
Copernicus
First to discover Sun-Centered Solar System
Kepler
Discovery that the planets move around the sun.
Galileo
Discovery of 4 moons of Jupiter.
Newton
Law of gravitation.
William Harvey
Discovered full circulation of blood in the human body
Robert Boyle
Pressure and volume of gas
Margaret Cavendish
One of the first famous female science writer
Maria Winkelmann
Discovery of a comet in 1702
Rene Descartes
First modern Philosopher.
Francis Bacon
philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific method.
Who do you believe was the greatest Scientist of this Revolution? Why? What did they contribute? How did that change the world?
Newton is the greatest scientist because he created the law of gravitation and the laws of motion. He also made a breakthrough such as a reflecting telescope. With the telescope, we learn more and more about our solar system everyday and it better predicts the future.
Which scientist do you think is most remembered today? Why is that?
Issac Newton is the most remembered because we learned most about him and his accomplishments and ground breaking work. Everyone else's accomplishments are great and all but Newtons were world changing.