Scientific Revolution
Alejandro Gomezzz
What Was The Change
The scientific revolution was the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology, medicine, and chemistry transformed views of society and nature.
Johann Kepler
Johannes Kepler is one of the most significant representatives of the Scientific Revolution in the 16th and 17th centuries . He is a German mathematician and as a farmer discovery earth and plants. He had fame in astronomy because of his 3 planetary laws. He also made fundamental contributions in the fields of the optics and mathematics.
Sir Isaac Newton
Sir isaac newton was an English physicist and mathematician/influential scientist. He is regarded as one of the greatest scientist all time. He work was capstone of the scientific revolution , utilizing the advances made before him. He was central to the revolution and his work routinized the fields of the motion and optics , among other subjects
Galileo Galilei
1564-1642, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. . He perfected the refracting telescope, which led to his discovery of Jupiter's satellites, sunspots, and craters on the moon. He was forced by the Inquisition to recant his support of the Copernican system
Geocentric Theory
in astronomy the geocentric model, is a description of the cosmos where Earth is at the orbital center of all celestial bodies.
Copernicus
stated that the earth and the planets rotated around the sun and which opposed the Ptolemaic system
How did the change impact society at the time?
- Natural Sciences - Enlightenment ideas helped to stimulate people's sense of individualism, and the basic belief in equal rights
Causes Of The Scientific Revolution
- Exploration and expansion of trade
- Continuation study of ancient authorities
- Development of the scientific method
Effects of the Scientific Revolution
- Beginning of modern science
- Belief in progress and the power of reason
- New view of the universe as a well-ordered system