Scientific Revolution
Pablo G. 7th
What was the change?
A major change in european thought, starting in the mid-1500's in which the study of the natural world began to be characterized by careful observation and questioning of accepted beliefs.
Who were the people associated with the change?
Galileo Galilei
He was an italian scientist made many contributions to astronomy, physics, and scientific philosophy.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish astronomer and mathematician, concluded that the earth revolved aroun the sunand that ptolemy's calculations were wrong.
Johannes Kepler
Man who made the almanac. He was the mathematician of the province in Tubingen.
How did the change impact the society at the time?
People still had the idea that the earth was the center of the universe and they still believed the Ptolemy's theory. many people did not know anything about astronomy and math. Johannes Kepler made a huge contribution by making the almanac.
how is that change evidence in today's modern society?
Today's society is greatly impacted by the renaissance. Many astronomical contributions were made during this era and so were the mathematical contributions to today's modern math and astronomy. We made a lot of discoveries and a contributions, Galileo made the telescope and Johannes Kepler made the almanac. Nicolaus proved Ptolemy's calculations wrong.