Scientific Revolution
by: Jason Rosales 7th Period
What was the change?
Who were the people associated with the change?
There were many people involved with the Scientific Revolution but these are the most known.
Nicolaus Copernicus was an astronomer. He proved that the earth was not the center of the universe , which was known as the geocentric model. He believed and proved that the sun was actually the center which is the heliocentric model. Many religious leaders and churches were furious with Copernicus's work because the churches and religious leaders inferred from the bible that the earth was the center of the universe.
Johannes Kepler supported the heliocentric model based on his observations ,but he found that the planets move in elliptical orbits. In addition he discovered that planets move faster when approaching the sun.
Galileo Galiei was an Italian math professor. He Proved many of the Aristotle's theories wrong which angered the church. Galileo discovered that objects move at a fixed rate ,and that small objects fall at the same constant rate as the heavy objects. Also improved technology like the telescope. He used it study Jupiter.
Isaac Newton made the law of universal gravitation. The law of gravitation is when objects attract other objects. He also did the Mathematical principles of natural Philosophy which is that the universe is a giant clock and god is the clockmaker.
Geocentric Model
"This picture shows that the earth is the center of the universe which is the geocentric model"
https://www.withfriendship.com/user/mithunss/geocentric-model.php
Heliocentric Model
"This picture shows that the sun is the center of the universe which is the heliocentric model"
http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/cardshow.php?title=scientific-resolution&quesnum=4
Law of Universal Gravitation
"This picture shows the earth and moon being attracted to each other which is the Law of Universal Gravitation"
How did the change impact the society at this time
The Scientific Revolution brought new information and problems to society. The church was furious with the many discoveries that were made because it went against the churches teachings and authority. There was some punishments that was given. For example Galileo proved many of Aristotle's theories wrong which made the Church angry. They put him under house arrest until he died. The Scientific Revolution made many churches and religious leaders furious as you can see.
How is that change evident in today's modern society
The Scientific Revolution was a time where we found out a lot about the world and people were starting to be independent. They only trusted religious matter from the churches. Without the Scientific Revolution we wouldn't be as advanced as we are. We would of still believed that the earth was the center of the universe and that objects attract to each other just because. Scientists used the telescope that was improved by Galileo to make a even better telescope which helped them improve our society. We know more than we knew back then. For example we discovered new planets and galaxies. The Scientific Revolution has improved and has made today's modern society more advanced.
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Scientific Revolution sheet
World History textbook