Scientific Revolution
Christopher W. 2nd period
Who were the people associated with the change?
Isaac Newton
was an English physicist and mathematician who is widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the scientific revolution. generally regarded as the most original and influential theorist in the history of science. In addition to his invention of the infinitesimal calculus and a new theory of light and color, Newton transformed the structure of physical science with his three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation.
Galileo
Was an Italian scientist and scholar Galileo made pioneering observations that laid the foundation for modern physics and astronomy. His discoveries with the telescope revolutionized astronomy and paved the way for the acceptance of the Copernican heliocentric system
Johannes Kepler
German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer. A key figure in the 17th century scientific revolution, he is best known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion. He discovered three major laws of planetary motion conventionally designated as follows: (1) the planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus; (2) the time necessary to traverse any arc of a planetary orbit is proportional to the area of the sector between the central body and that arc (the “area law”); and (3) there is an exact relationship between the squares of the planets’ periodic times and the cubes of the radii of their orbits (the “harmonic law”).
Copernicus
was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a heliocentric model of the universe which placed the Sun, rather than the Earth, at the center.