The Scientific Revolution
Challenging the Norm
What was the Scientific Revolution?
The scientific revolution was a period of change and discovery and there were some major players in the scientific revolution and These people helped changed the world forever. There was discoveries in how the earth rotated and that the sun was the center of universe.
Scientific Revolution Song
Galileo
Galileo is a great scientist during the middle ages...
He challenged the model of the world and how the people could interact with the world.
Heliocentric Model
The planets and the sun did NOT revolve around the Earth like people would be led to believe.
But the Sun is the center of the universe and this was discovered by Copernicus.
The Church disagrees with the findings of Galileo
Galileo was imprisoned by the church for his finding about the universe and the church tried to censor what was found.
Sir Isaac Newton
Isaac newton was a scientist during the scientific revolution that changed thought and the way people view the world. He developed 3 laws of motion to explain what was happening to the natural world
Newton's Experiment of Light Bending
Isaac Newton bent light with a prism and showed that white light was made up of all the colors in the light spectrum. using a second prism he could return the light to white or isolate individual colors.
Law of Gravity
Isaac Newton had an apple fall on his head. This started a new way of thought and lead Newton to develop his three laws of motion and the way gravity acted upon the earth.
From Nicoluas Copernicus to Galileo and every where in between
Nicoluas Copernicus started the trend in astronomy during the Scientific Revolution when he challenged the system and the establishment. Copernicus challenge the idea of a Geocentric Universe. He believed that the Earth and the other planets revolved around the Sun starting the idea of a Heliocentric Model.
Galileo wanted to prove this theory and started to track the movement of Venus and proved Copernicus' theory and wanted to share his findings with the world. but the Church would have other ideas. He was tried for Heresy for challenging the teachings of the Church. He spent the rest of his life under house arrest in his home in Italy.