THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
By: Mariela R. Ruiz
What was the change?
The change was that people started to discover new forms of view the world. They discovered that the world is around a solar system and there are more planets that moved around orbits.
Who were the people associated with the change?
There were many people involved, but the most important characters were:
- Nicolas Copernicus
- Johannes Kepler
- Galileo Galilei.
Nicolas Copernicus
In the early 1500's, when virtually everyone believed Earth was the center of the universe, Polish scientist Nicolas Copernicus proposed that the planets instead revolved around the sun. Although his model wasn't completely correct, it formed a strong foundation for future scientists to build on and improve mankind's understanding of the motion of heavenly bodies.
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) has always played a key role in any history of science and, in many histories of philosophy, he is a, if not the, central figure of the scientific revolution of the 17th Century. His work in physics or natural philosophy, astronomy, and the methodology of science still evoke debate after over 360 years. His role in promoting the Copernican theory and his travails and trials with the Roman Church are stories that still require re-telling
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler helped lead a scientific revolution in the 17th century with his amazing work in the field of astronomy. Among his many contributions were the three laws of planetary motion.
1. The orbit of every planet is an ellipse with the sun at a focus.
2. A line joining a planet and the sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time.
3. The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.
1. The orbit of every planet is an ellipse with the sun at a focus.
2. A line joining a planet and the sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time.
3. The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.
How did the change impact the society at the time?
The innovations discovered at this time were not accepted by the people, also the church was against these theorems. But this change make a important piece in the history because they prove that there are more planets, and also there are around the sun followed an orbit.
The solar system
As the scientist Galileo prove the Copernicus and Kepler's theorem, there is an universe out the world. Still, there are many discoveries about the planets, for example: How the universe was created? There is something that maybe we will never know. But their contribution was the window to our eyes to see the out-worlds we have.