Scientific Revolution
D'asha B. 2nd Period
What was the change?
By tradition the scientific revolution refers to changes in thought and belief. It began with Nicholas Copernicus who proposed that the sun was the center of the universe and the revolution ended with Sir Isaac Newton who proposed universal laws and the scientific method.
Who were the people associated with the change?
Sir Isaac Newton
A great scientist that lived in the late 1600's. He discovered gravitational force and established the three laws of motion. He has many more theory's and most of them still hold true today.
Johannes Kepler
A German astronomer who strongly contributed to the scientific revolution. Kepler assisted with the scientific method and used many of Newtons three laws to help with his work. He discovered that the sun rotates about it's axis and that tides are caused by the Earth's moon. All of his discovery's are still true today as we do further research.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Much like Kepler he was also a astronomer. Copernicus was the first to have intellectual independence and break away from religion. The belief of the church was that the earth is the center of the universe, however Copernicus proved that wrong by building the heliocentric model. Copernicus' intellectual independence inspired many other individuals to think "outside of the box".
Galileo Galilei
How did the change impact society at the time?
It brought a new age of thinking including the establishment of the scientific method. It also took people farther away from the church.